Floods in Catalonia (NE Spain) since the 14th century. Climatological and meteorological aspects from historical documentary sources and old instrumental records

Llasat, M. C.; Barriendos, Mariano; Barrera, Antonio; Rigo, Tomeu

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.02.004

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“…Relevant publications include Lall (2005), Pittock (2002), Trenberth (1999), Benestad (2003), Beniston et al (1997), Hanson et al (2004), Svensson et al (2005), Hisdal et al (2001), and Llasat et al (2005). Similarly, there have been numerous publications on land cover change effects on floods, low flows and, more generally water yield, including Robinson et al (2003), Brown et al (2005), Andréassian (2004), Cosandey et al (2005), Bonell and Bruijnzeel (2005), Bonell (1999), Mahé et al (2005b), Archer (2003), Jones (2000), Bronstert et al (2002) and Pfister et al (2004).…”

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At what scales do climate variability and land cover change impact on flooding and low flows?

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At what scales do climate variability and land cover change impact on flooding and low flows?

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“…Floods are frequently referred to among extreme hydrometeorological phenomena in various historical sources. Up to the present, continuous Spanish flood chronologies covering the last few centuries are only available for some regions, such as Catalonia in the northeast of the country (Barriendos & Martín-Vide, 1998;Llasat et al, 2005), central Spain (Benito et al, 2003), and Andalusia in the south of the country . The main purpose of this work is to present an ensemble of flood chronologies covering most of the river basins in the Iberian Peninsula.…”

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Study of historical flood events on Spanish rivers using documentary data

Barriendos

Rodrigo

2006

Hydrological Sciences Journal

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Series of reconstructed historical floods are valuable sources of proxy data that can be utilized for the study of flooding fluctuations in the pre-instrumental period. In this work, the severity and frequency of historical flood events in different Spanish rivers are analysed using documentary evidence. The occurrence of floods in the past is analysed bearing in mind the basic topographical and hydrological characteristics of the rivers investigated, as well as the climatological causes of their flooding during the instrumental period. Flood frequency oscillations identified in the present work coincide in general terms with already detected oscillations in previous research for shorter number of chronologies. Analysis for events covering more than two basins shows a relatively small number of cases. Meanwhile, as the climatic context produces simultaneous increases in frequency, geographical characteristics provoke a limitation on the extension of flood impacts during every severe weather event.Key words climatology; documentary data; flood frequency; floods; Spain Etude des crues historiques des rivières espagnoles à l'aide de données documentairesRésumé Les séries de crues reconstituées sont de précieuses sources de données analogues qui peuvent être utilisées pour l'étude des fluctuations de la fréquence des crues au cours de la période pré-instrumentale. Dans ce travail, la sévérité et la fréquence des crues historiques de différentes rivières espagnoles ont été étudiées sur la base de preuves documentaires. La fréquence des crues du passé a été analysée en gardant à l'esprit les principales caractéristiques topographiques et hydrologiques des rivières étudiées, de même que les causes climatologiques de leurs crues au cours de la période instrumentale. Les oscillations de la fréquence des crues identifiées dans ce travail coïncident en gros avec les oscillations détectées dans les recherches antérieures portant sur un nombre de chronologies plus restreint. Les analyses d'évènements intéressant plus de deux bassins sont relativement rares. En attendant, alors que le contexte climatique conduit à une augmentation simultanée des fréquences, les caractéristiques géographiques limitent l'extension des impacts des crues au cours de chaque épisode météorologique sévère.

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“…The intensity and the duration of the rainfall, the level and distribution of damage of man-made structures, the number of victims, and the induced geological effects have been considered to distinguish major flash floods from minor flash floods (Table 4; Casas Planes et al, 2003;Llasat et al, 2005;Barnolas and Llasat, 2007). In particular, shoreline progradation has been considered as a key element for major flash floods as it results from significant bed load transport and hyperconcentrated streamflows.…”

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The 9 September 2010 torrential rain and flash flood in the Dragone catchment, Atrani, Amalfi Coast (southern Italy)

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Abstract. In this paper we use a multi-hazard approach to analyse the 9 September 2010 flash flood in the Dragone basin, a 9 km 2 catchment located along the Amalfi rocky coastal range, southern Italy. In this area, alluvial fan flooding has been the most frequent and destructive geologic hazard since Roman times. Sudden torrents of water (flash floods) are caused by high-intensity and very localized cloudbursts of short duration, inducing slope erosion and sediment delivery from slope to stream. The elevated bed load transport produces fast-moving hyperconcentrated flows with significant catastrophic implications for communities living at the stream mouth.The 9 September 2010 rainstorm event lasted 1 h with an intensity rainfall peak of nearly 120 mm h −1 . High topographic relief of the Amalfi coastal range and positive anomalies of the coastal waters conditioned the character of the convective system. Based on geological data and post-event field evidence and surveys, as well as homemade videos and eyewitness accounts, it is reported that the flash flood mobilized some 25 000 m 3 of materials with a total (water and sediment) peak flow of 80 m 3 s −1 . The estimated peak discharge of only clear water was about 65 m 3 s −1 . This leads to a sediment bulking factor of 1.2 that corresponds to a flow with velocities similar to those of water during a flood.

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Floods in Catalonia (NE Spain) since the 14th century. Climatological and meteorological aspects from historical documentary sources and old instrumental records

Cited by 183 publications

References 17 publications

At what scales do climate variability and land cover change impact on flooding and low flows?

At what scales do climate variability and land cover change impact on flooding and low flows?

Study of historical flood events on Spanish rivers using documentary data

The 9 September 2010 torrential rain and flash flood in the Dragone catchment, Atrani, Amalfi Coast (southern Italy)

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