Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor

This study aimed to ascertain the causes of Segamat flood which occurred from 17 to 21 December 2006. Actvities include collection, evaluation and analysis of rainfall data from January 1998 to December 2006, and analysis of daily telemetry for water levels and discharge in December 2006. The daily,...

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Main Authors:	Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Salmijah Surif, Mazlin Mokhtar, Mohd. Ekhwan, Hj. Toriman, Sahibin Abd. Rahim, Chong, Huei Bee
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7344/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7344/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7344/1/01_Md_Yeaminhossain.pdf

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spelling	ukm-73442016-12-14T06:43:48Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7344/ Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Salmijah Surif, Mazlin Mokhtar, Mohd. Ekhwan, Hj. Toriman, Sahibin Abd. Rahim, Chong, Huei Bee This study aimed to ascertain the causes of Segamat flood which occurred from 17 to 21 December 2006. Actvities include collection, evaluation and analysis of rainfall data from January 1998 to December 2006, and analysis of daily telemetry for water levels and discharge in December 2006. The daily, monthly and annual rainfall of Felda Medoi Station, Segamat were analyzed and correlated with the telemetry data. Based on the 9 years rainfall data, monthly rainfall in Segamat area ranged from 2.5 mm (Februari 2004) to 536.8 mm (January 2003). Monthly rainfall distribution from October to December 2006 increased from 118 mm to 435 mm but decreased (392 mm) in January 2007. Our result showed that extra ordinary heavy downpour, low and undulating topography of the study area was identified as the main cause for the Segamat flood. Keywords: 2006 Segamat flood; Felda Medoi station; stream flow; telemetry data Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7344/1/01_Md_Yeaminhossain.pdf Muhammad Barzani Gasim, and Salmijah Surif, and Mazlin Mokhtar, Mohd. Ekhwan, and Hj. Toriman, Sahibin Abd. Rahim, and Chong, Huei Bee (2010) Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor. Sains Malaysiana, 39 (3). pp. 353-361. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol39num3_2010/contentsVol39num3_2010.html
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description	This study aimed to ascertain the causes of Segamat flood which occurred from 17 to 21 December 2006. Actvities include collection, evaluation and analysis of rainfall data from January 1998 to December 2006, and analysis of daily telemetry for water levels and discharge in December 2006. The daily, monthly and annual rainfall of Felda Medoi Station, Segamat were analyzed and correlated with the telemetry data. Based on the 9 years rainfall data, monthly rainfall in Segamat area ranged from 2.5 mm (Februari 2004) to 536.8 mm (January 2003). Monthly rainfall distribution from October to December 2006 increased from 118 mm to 435 mm but decreased (392 mm) in January 2007. Our result showed that extra ordinary heavy downpour, low and undulating topography of the study area was identified as the main cause for the Segamat flood. Keywords: 2006 Segamat flood; Felda Medoi station; stream flow; telemetry data
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author	Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Salmijah Surif, Mazlin Mokhtar, Mohd. Ekhwan, Hj. Toriman, Sahibin Abd. Rahim, Chong, Huei Bee
spellingShingle	Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Salmijah Surif, Mazlin Mokhtar, Mohd. Ekhwan, Hj. Toriman, Sahibin Abd. Rahim, Chong, Huei Bee Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor
author_facet	Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Salmijah Surif, Mazlin Mokhtar, Mohd. Ekhwan, Hj. Toriman, Sahibin Abd. Rahim, Chong, Huei Bee
author_sort	Muhammad Barzani Gasim,
title	Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor
title_short	Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor
title_full	Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor
title_fullStr	Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor
title_full_unstemmed	Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor
title_sort	flood analysis of december 2006: focus at segamat town, johor
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2010
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7344/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7344/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7344/1/01_Md_Yeaminhossain.pdf
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Flood analysis of December 2006: focus at Segamat Town, Johor

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