<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/10001109" mdate="2015-03-04 00:00:00"> <author>D. Pinto and L. Castro and M.L. Cruzat and S. Barros and J. Giron谩s and C. Oberli and M. Torres and C. Escauriaza and A. Cipriano</author> <title>Decision Support System for a Pilot Flash Flood Early Warning System in Central Chile</title> <pages>990 - 997</pages> <year>2015</year> <volume>9</volume> <number>3</number> <journal>International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001109</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/99</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>Flash Floods, together with landslides, are a common natural threat for people living in mountainous regions and foothills. One way to deal with this constant menace is the use of Early Warning Systems, which have become a very important mitigation strategy for natural disasters. In this work we present our proposal for a pilot Flash Flood Early Warning System for Santiago, Chile, the first stage of a more ambitious project that in a future stage shall also include early warning of landslides. To give a context for our approach, we first analyze three existing Flash Flood Early Warning Systems, focusing on their general architectures. We then present our proposed system, with main focus on the decision support system, a system that integrates empirical models and fuzzy expert systems to achieve reliable risk estimations. </abstract> <index>Open Science Index 99, 2015</index> </article>