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
1Catalan Institute of Climate Sciences, Barcelona, Spain
2Department of Modern History, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
3Department of Environment and Soil Sciences, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
4RIUS Fluvial Dynamics Research Group, Forest Science Centre of Catalonia, Solsona, Spain
5Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
6Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC-UPC), Barcelona, Spain
7Arxiu del Comú, Departament de Cultura i Turisme, Comú d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
1Catalan Institute of Climate Sciences, Barcelona, Spain
2Department of Modern History, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
3Department of Environment and Soil Sciences, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
4RIUS Fluvial Dynamics Research Group, Forest Science Centre of Catalonia, Solsona, Spain
5Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
6Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC-UPC), Barcelona, Spain
7Arxiu del Comú, Departament de Cultura i Turisme, Comú d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Correspondence: M. Barriendos (mbarriendos@ub.edu)
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:...
