Relationship of rainfall distribution and water level on major flood 2014 in Pahang River basin, Malaysia

Abstract

Climate change gives impact on extreme hydrological events especially in extreme rainfall. This article discusses about the relationship of rainfall distribution and water level on major flood 2014 in Pahang River Basin, Malaysia in helping decision makers to flood management system. Based on DID Malaysia rainfall station, 56 stations have being use as point in this research and it is including Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan and Perak. Data set for this study were analysed with GIS analysis using interpolation method to develop Isohyet map and XLstat statistical software for PCA and SPC analyses.

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Keywords

Isohyet map, flood 2014, rainfall distribution, GIS, Pahang River

Citation

Sulaiman, N. H., Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Hafizan Juahir, Ata, F. M., Azman Azid, Wahab, N. J. A., Roslan Umar, Saiful Iskandar Khalit, Mokhairi Makhtar, Arfan, A., & Uca Sideng. (2017). Relationship of Rainfall Distribution and Water Level on Major Flood 2014 in Pahang River Basin, Malaysia. EnvironmentAsia, 10, 1.

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