Browsing Articles authored by UoM staff by Author "Wickramasuriya, SS"

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  • Challenges in dam safety and extreme rainfall estimation in relation to Sri Lanka 
    Wickramasuriya, SS; Fernando, WCDK [Article-Abstract]
    Ensuring the safety of our dams in a changing global climate is of paramount importance to Sri Lanka. The devastating floods of January – February 2011 caused an enormous Rs. 66 billion in damages which included a massive ...
  • Rainwater harvesting in Sri Lanka 
    Ariyananda, T; Wickramasuriya, SS [Article-Abstract]
    There has been a significant increase in the use of rain water harvesting in Sri Lanka, which has proved to be a boon to rurcl people, particularly for domestic water supplies in 'water scarce situations. An estimated ...
  • The hydro-meteorological estimation of probable maximum precipitation under varying scenarios in Sri Lanka 
    Fernando, WCDK; Wickramasuriya, SS [Article-Abstract]
    Probable maximum precipitation (PMP) is widely used as an input in rainfall-runoff modelling to estimate probable maximum flood (PMF), which is required for the design of spillways of large dams. In relation to dam ...
  • Tropical Cyclone damages in Sri Lanka 
    Srisangeerthanan, S; Lewangamage, CS; Wickramasuriya, SS [Article-Abstract]
    A tropical cyclone is a region of violently circulating air about a central core of low atmospheric pressure relative to its surrounding. These devastating atmospheric phenomena are capable of surface winds with sustained ...