Shen et al. (2025) Forecasting River Ice Breakup and Ice Jam Flooding

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Identification

• Journal: Hydrology
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-12-10
• Authors: Hung Tao Shen, Fengbin Huang
• DOI: 10.3390/hydrology12120324

Research Groups

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Short Summary

This study reviews existing river ice breakup forecasting methods, including data-driven and machine learning techniques, and develops a novel physically based method for rapid, Nowcasting-mode forecasting of ice cover breakup and associated ice jam flooding.

Objective

• Review existing river ice breakup forecasting methods (data-driven and machine learning).
• Identify shortcomings and propose improvements for input parameter selection in existing methods.
• Develop a physically based method for rapidly forecasting ice cover breakup and ice jam flooding, suitable for Nowcasting.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Riverine systems (general, not specific locations mentioned).
• Temporal Scale: Short-term, real-time forecasting during river ice breakup events (Nowcasting mode).

Methodology and Data

• Models used: A novel physically based method (developed in the study). Existing methods reviewed include data-driven and machine learning techniques.
• Data sources: Not specified in the provided text.

Main Results

The primary result is the development of a new physically based method designed for rapid, Nowcasting-mode forecasting of river ice cover breakup and associated ice jam flooding.

Contributions

• Comprehensive review and critical analysis of existing river ice breakup forecasting methods.
• Identification of areas for improvement in input parameter selection for current forecasting techniques.
• Introduction of a novel physically based method for rapid forecasting of ice breakup and jam flooding, enhancing Nowcasting capabilities.
• Provides foundational information to improve the efficacy of existing forecasting methods.

Funding

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Citation

@article{Shen2025Forecasting,
  author = {Shen, Hung Tao and Huang, Fengbin},
  title = {Forecasting River Ice Breakup and Ice Jam Flooding},
  journal = {Hydrology},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.3390/hydrology12120324},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12120324}
}