ABSTRACT
The geographical location of Colombia makes its territory particularly prone to hydrometeorological hazard. The country is located on the northwest of South America within the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Moreover, Colombia has a complex topography characterized by three mountain ranges and two valleys
19.1 Introduction ................................................................................................349 19.2 A Pilot Study on Flood Warning ................................................................ 350
19.2.1 The Bogota River Basin ................................................................ 351 19.2.2 Hydrologic Modeling with Satellite-Based Rainfall Estimates .......352