RIMAX-Projekt Xfloods ‚Analyse historischer Hochwasserereignisse für ein integratives Konzept zum vorbeugenden Hochwasserschutz’

Bürger, Katrin; Seidel, Jochen; Imbery, Florian; Dostal, Paul

doi:10.1065/uwsf2006.01.116

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“…As shown by Bürger et al (2006), the European sea-level pressure field was dominated by a low pressure system over the British Isles and a High over the Iberian Peninsula, leading to a long-lasting advection of moist air masses from the northwest to Central Europe. Consequently, rainfall occurred over several days, causing an extreme flood event, especially in the Neckar catchment (southwest Germany), where this flood was estimated to be the largest flood of the last 300 years (Bürger et al, 2006). On the Lech and Isar, there was also a catastrophe, reaching intensity levels 3 and 2 on these rivers, respectively.…”

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Flood history of the Danube tributaries Lech and Isar in the Alpine foreland of Germany

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Wetzel

2006

Hydrological Sciences Journal

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The flood history of the German Alpine foreland has not previously been examined in detail, even though reliable historical data up to the 13th century are available. The rivers Isar and Lech were chosen for the current investigation because their neighbouring catchments are typical of the Alpine foreland. More than 85 historical floods were recorded for each river by means of written documents. Continuous water-level records from 1826 up to the present were made available by the Bavarian Environmental Authority. The water-level records were combined with the documentary flood record by means of statistics. The 31-year running frequencies of the historical floods on the Lech and Isar show similarities, but also unexpected differences. These differences can be explained by the regional distribution of rainfall and by different morphological features of the catchments. Most of the floods on the Lech and Isar occurred during the summer season due to heavy rainfall lasting a couple of days. Long-lasting orographic rainfall in the Alpine foreland is mostly due to a low pressure system, moving northeastward from the Adriatic to the Baltic region. Therefore, the flood history of the Alpine foreland of Germany can be seen as a history of this far-reaching pressure configuration, leading to a better understanding of the summer conditions in Central Europe.

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“…From a hydrological point of view, historical flood data can be used to improve the quality of flood statistics, as well as to estimate flood risk and calculate the probable maximum flood (e.g. Bürger et al, 2006). Additionally, historical flood data may give information about changes in river catchments due to human activities.…”

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