Characterization of hydrometeorological events and flood impacts in the Basque Country

In this study, the focus is on the characterization of floods in Basque Autonomous Community, considering damages, hydrometeorological aspects and others factors during the period 2000–2021. The ultimate goal is to contribute to understanding the processes of impact, enhancing awareness, and improvi...

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Published inAdvances in science and research Vol. 21; pp. 27 - 39
Main Authors Gaztelumendi, Santiago, Egaña, Joseba, Otxoa de Alda, Kepa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 25.10.2024
Copernicus Publications
Subjects
Analysis
Automatic weather stations
Basins
Context
Damage assessment
Data analysis
Datasets
Economic factors
Economic impact
Flood damage
Floods
Hydrometeorology
Indicators
Municipalities
Precipitation
Rivers
Socioeconomics
Visual aspects
Watersheds
Weather
Basque Autonomous Community Spain
Spain
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Summary:In this study, the focus is on the characterization of floods in Basque Autonomous Community, considering damages, hydrometeorological aspects and others factors during the period 2000–2021. The ultimate goal is to contribute to understanding the processes of impact, enhancing awareness, and improving preparedness before flood events. To assess flood impact, damage data from the Spanish Insurance Compensation Consortium areexposureccccccc used as a proxy. For hydro-meteorological characterization and weather context, we use data from the Automatic Weather Station Network and various Euskalmet general and local ad-hoc weather context classifications. Different datasets are conveniently prepared to extract a range of indicators, taking into account: (1) physiographic and socio-economic factors, (2) damages and impact, (3) hydrometeorological aspects, and (4) weather context. Visual data analytics techniques are utilized for analysis, characterization, and presentation of findings. We integrate indicators with diverse temporal resolutions (daily and monthly) and spatial aggregations (primary watersheds and selected hydrological units) to facilitate discussions and derive conclusions. This work establishes a foundation for a semi-automatic procedure for data preparation, indicator extraction, analysis, and results presentation. Although it is a strategy specifically designed for its application in our context, we believe it can serve as inspiration for conducting similar free software based exercises in other parts of the world.
ISSN:1992-0636
1992-0628
1992-0636
DOI:10.5194/asr-21-27-2024