About
Dr Ashley Wright
Dr Ashley Wright completed his PhD in December 2017 at Monash University. His student project looked at flood modelling and error minimisation in flood predictability. Upon completion of his thesis, Ashley was awarded the Eric Laurenson medal by Monash University for his excellent research, utilisation potential of his findings and excellent grades. He currently works at Monash University as a research fellow.
His thesis is available here.
Student project
Land-based sensors can often be subject to damage or malfunction in a natural hazard, and direct measurement of flood levels can also be a dangerous exercise. This study, completed in December 2017, applied technology developments, including those gathered from recent space missions, to inform the flood modelling process. In particular, the role of errors within the modelling process was explored to give an understanding of the confidence provided by any predictions.
Research team
| Type | Project | Research team |
|---|---|---|
| CRC Core Project | Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing data | jwalker, sgrimaldi, awright |
31 Aug 2020
Key findings: Remotely sensed data can improve flood forecasting capability in poorly gauged...
27 Aug 2019
This project investigates the use of remotely sensed soil moisture and inundation extent to improve...
19 Sep 2018
“The outcomes from this research will provide information for us to use remotely sensed data to...
30 Jun 2017
This project aims to use hydrologic models and data assimilation theory to estimate catchment wide...
30 Jun 2017
This project investigates the use of remotely sensed soil moisture data and flood extent/level to...
14 Aug 2016
The use of remote sensing data in operational flood forecasting is currently receiving increasing...
14 Aug 2016
This research introduces model input data reduction using the discrete wavelet transform to the...
18 Aug 2015
Accurate, timely and precise forecast precipitation is the "Holy Grail" of flood forecasting; this...
18 Aug 2015
Accurate flood forecast is essential to save lives and reduce damages.How far can we get using...
18 Aug 2015
Flood forecasts suffer from various SOURCES of uncertainties. This project investigates the benefit...
Resources credited
| Type | Released | Title | Download | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation-Slideshow | 27 Aug 2019 | Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing data |
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remote sensing |
| 31 Oct 2017 | Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing data |
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flood, forecasting, remote sensing | |
| HazardNoteEdition | 17 May 2017 | Remote sensing offers better forecasting of riverine floods |
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flood, hydrology, remote sensing |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 24 Oct 2016 | Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing data |
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flood, forecasting, remote sensing |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 30 Aug 2016 | Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing data - Stefania Grimaldi |
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engineering, flood, remote sensing |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 11 Sep 2015 | Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for riverine flood forecasting |
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flood, forecasting |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 09 Dec 2014 | Improving flood forecasting using remote sensing data |
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flood, forecasting |
