The "Prediflood" database of historical floods in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula) AD 1035–2013, and its potential applications in flood analysis
M. Barriendos1,2,J. L. Ruiz-Bellet3,J. Tuset4,J. Mazón5,J. C. Balasch3,D. Pino5,6,and J. L. Ayala7M. Barriendos et al.M. Barriendos1,2,J. L. Ruiz-Bellet3,J. Tuset4,J. Mazón5,J. C. Balasch3,D. Pino5,6,and J. L. Ayala7
Received: 07 May 2014 – Discussion started: 11 Jul 2014 – Revised: 10 Oct 2014 – Accepted: 18 Oct 2014 – Published: 04 Dec 2014
Abstract. "Prediflood" is a database of historical floods that occurred in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula), between the 11th century and the 21st century. More than 2700 flood cases are catalogued, and more than 1100 flood events. This database contains information acquired under modern historiographical criteria and it is, therefore, suitable for use in multidisciplinary flood analysis techniques, such as meteorological or hydraulic reconstructions.
This paper shows an interdisciplinary effort for a common methodology on flood risk analysis: hydraullics, hydrology, climatology and meteorology. Most basic problems of work with historical information are faced. Firsts results of data collection on historical floods for Catalonia (Ne Spain) are showed for period AD 1035-2014.
This paper shows an interdisciplinary effort for a common methodology on flood risk analysis:...
