Characterisation of selected extreme flash floods in Europe and implications for flood risk management

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 394; no. 1-2; pp. 118 - 133
• Main Authors: Marchi, L., Borga, M., Preciso, E., Gaume, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 17.11.2010; [Amsterdam; New York]: Elsevier; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antecedent soil moisture; Austria; autumn; basins; Black Sea; Climatic regions; Density; Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Flash flood; Flash flooding; Flood risk management; Floods; France; Freshwater; Global Changes; hydrologic models; Hydrology; Italy; Lag time; Mathematical models; Mediterranean region; Meteorology; monitoring; rain intensity; risk management; rivers; Romania; Runoff; Runoff coefficient; Sciences of the Universe; Slovakia; Slovenia; Soil moisture; soil water; storms; Streams; summer; surveys; Watersheds; Western European region; Austria; Romania; Italy; Slovenia; Slovakia; France; Mediterranean region; Black Sea; Western European region; Climatic regions; Lag time; Flash flood; Runoff coefficient; Antecedent soil moisture; Flood risk management; CRUE; RUISSELLEMENT; ANALYSE DU RISQUE; INONDATION

High-resolution data enabling identification and analysis of the hydrometeorological causative processes of flash floods have been collected and analysed for 25 extreme flash floods (60 drainage basins, ranging in area from 9.5 to 1856km2) across Europe. Most of the selected floods are located in a...