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A 2600-year history of floods in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland: frequencies, mechanisms and climate forcing
Department of Physical Geography, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
J. C. Peña
Meteorological Service of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
F. Carvalho
Department of Physical Geography, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
T. Schmidt
Schmidt Information- and Webdesign, Düsseldorf, Germany
R. Julià
FluvAlps Research Group, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
J. Llorca
Department of Physical Geography, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
H. Veit
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Short summary
A 2600-year long composite palaeoflood record is reconstructed from high-resolution delta plain sediments of the Hasli-Aare floodplain on the northern slope of the Swiss Alps. Natural proxies compiled from sedimentary, geochemical and geomorphological data were calibrated by textual and factual sources and instrumental data. Geomorphological, historical and instrumental data provide evidence for flood damage intensities and discharge estimations of severe and catastrophic historical floods.
A 2600-year long composite palaeoflood record is reconstructed from high-resolution delta plain...
