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Historical changes in frequency of extreme floods in Prague
L. Elleder
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Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Flood Risk in Rivers: Climate Driven or Morphological Adjustment E. Asinya & M. Alam
- Historical environmental change has increased disastrous flooding in Italy's northwestern Apennines (1511–2021 CE) N. Diodato et al.
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Short summary
A flood frequency analysis for the Vltava River catchment based on an interpretation of documentary sources was carried out for a major profile in Prague. Six flood-rich periods in total were identified for 1118–2013. The most important were in the 16th and 19th centuries. The territory of the present Czech Republic might have experienced in the past, extreme floods comparable, with regard to peak discharge (higher than or equal to Q10) and frequency, to the flood events recorded recently.
A flood frequency analysis for the Vltava River catchment based on an interpretation of...