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View article: PaleoRiada: a new integrated spatial database of palaeofloods in Spain
PaleoRiada: a new integrated spatial database of palaeofloods in Spain Open
Palaeoflood records are natural evidence of past flood events (typically found in landforms, sediments, or vegetation). Over the last 25 years, several palaeoflood record databases have been implemented. However, many of these databases ar…
View article: A five-century tree-ring record from Spain reveals recent intensification of western Mediterranean precipitation extremes
A five-century tree-ring record from Spain reveals recent intensification of western Mediterranean precipitation extremes Open
The Mediterranean basin, a recognized climate change hotspot, faces increasing hydroclimatic pressures, particularly from severe drought and precipitation events. To assess contemporary changes and potentially manage future impacts, it is …
View article: Records of past flood in caves of the Central Pyrenees
Records of past flood in caves of the Central Pyrenees Open
Changes in rainfall patterns, driven by climate change, are intensifying extreme rainfall events and floods, posing significant social, ecological, and economic challenges. Understanding and predicting flood variability across time and spa…
View article: Reevaluating flood protection: disaster risk reduction for urbanized alluvial fans
Reevaluating flood protection: disaster risk reduction for urbanized alluvial fans Open
The deterioration of check dams and other flood prevention measures, combined with storms breaking historical records, has created an immediate risk of floods and debris flows breaching urbanized alluvial fans. In this study, we reevaluate…
View article: PaleoRiada: A new integrated spatial database of palaeofloods in Spain
PaleoRiada: A new integrated spatial database of palaeofloods in Spain Open
Palaeoflood records are natural evidence of past flood events (typically found in landforms, sediments, or vegetation). Over the last 25 years, several palaeoflood record databases have been implemented. However, many of these databases ar…
View article: A five-century tree-ring record from Spain reveals recent intensification of western Mediterranean hydroclimatic extremes
A five-century tree-ring record from Spain reveals recent intensification of western Mediterranean hydroclimatic extremes Open
The Mediterranean basin, a recognized climate change hotspot, faces increasing hydroclimatic pressures, particularly from severe drought and precipitation events. To assess contemporary changes and potentially manage future impacts, it is …
View article: Robust climate attribution of modern floods needs palaeoflood science
Robust climate attribution of modern floods needs palaeoflood science Open
The basis for attribution assessments of current extreme weather and climatic events such as droughts and floods is that the record of such events is of sufficient length to be able to compare the occurrence and severity of recent events w…
View article: Modelación Numérica de Interfaz entre Hormigón Viejo y Hormigón Reforzado con Fibras
Modelación Numérica de Interfaz entre Hormigón Viejo y Hormigón Reforzado con Fibras Open
Durante décadas, la teoría de falla de Griffith fue el marco teórico más adecuado para explicar el comportamiento de un material frágil o cuasi-frágil en fractura. Con el avance de la computación y la modelación numérica, este enfoque come…
View article: Monitorización de cambios geomorfológicos y transporte de carga de fondo durante flujos anuales en la rambla de Cervera (Castellón)
Monitorización de cambios geomorfológicos y transporte de carga de fondo durante flujos anuales en la rambla de Cervera (Castellón) Open
La mayor parte de los ríos efímeros mediterráneos (ramblas) se encuentran en un estado notable de degradación después de décadas de impactos humanos severos (e.g. extracción de gravas). La temporalidad del caudal en las ramblas ha contribu…
View article: Reevaluating Flood Protection: Disaster Risk Reduction for Urbanized Alluvial Fans
Reevaluating Flood Protection: Disaster Risk Reduction for Urbanized Alluvial Fans Open
The deterioration of check dams and other flood prevention measures, combined with storms breaking historical records, has created an immediate risk of floods and debris flows breaching urbanized alluvial fans. In this study, we reevaluate…
View article: Recent heatwaves as a prelude to climate extremes in the western Mediterranean region
Recent heatwaves as a prelude to climate extremes in the western Mediterranean region Open
The 2022 and 2023 western Mediterranean summer temperatures exceeded millennial natural variability, reaching unprecedented anomalies of +3.6 °C and +2.9 °C respectively. We show that anthropogenic climate change may turn extreme heatwaves…
View article: Anticipating the Future: The 2022 Heatwave as a Harbinger of Climate Extremes in the Mediterranean Region.
Anticipating the Future: The 2022 Heatwave as a Harbinger of Climate Extremes in the Mediterranean Region. Open
The Mediterranean basin, home to over 510 million people and characterized by unique geography, a rich cultural landscape, and economies heavily dependent on tourism, has emerged as the critical focal point for climate change impacts.. In …
View article: Extreme flood events in the western Mediterranean: integrating numerical MODelling and flood records in KARST systems (MODKARST project)
Extreme flood events in the western Mediterranean: integrating numerical MODelling and flood records in KARST systems (MODKARST project) Open
Changes in rainfall patterns are a direct consequence of the current climate change. Climate projections indicate an intensification of extreme rainfall events, which will directly affect social, ecological, and economic systems. One of th…
View article: Contextualizing recent extreme floods in the Western Mediterranean region: insights from historical records and paleoflood hydrology
Contextualizing recent extreme floods in the Western Mediterranean region: insights from historical records and paleoflood hydrology Open
The Mediterranean region is expected to experience more extreme rainfall events due to climate change. These extreme weather events, together with the ever-increasing human occupation, could lead to an increase in the risk of flash floods.…
View article: Spatio-temporal analysis of geomorphic recovery along an altered ephemeral stream using automated image processing
Spatio-temporal analysis of geomorphic recovery along an altered ephemeral stream using automated image processing Open
View article: Paleoriada: A New Integrated Spatial Database of Palaeofloods in Spain. Structure, Data Description, and Flood Risk Management Applications
Paleoriada: A New Integrated Spatial Database of Palaeofloods in Spain. Structure, Data Description, and Flood Risk Management Applications Open
View article: Rockfall Induce Debris Flow Extreme Event in the Pyrenees: The Case of Pineta Valley of September 2022
Rockfall Induce Debris Flow Extreme Event in the Pyrenees: The Case of Pineta Valley of September 2022 Open
View article: Effects of sediment transport on flood hazards: Lessons learned and remaining challenges
Effects of sediment transport on flood hazards: Lessons learned and remaining challenges Open
View article: Late Pleistocene–Holocene multi-decadal patterns of extreme floods in NW Iberia: The Duero River palaeoflood record
Late Pleistocene–Holocene multi-decadal patterns of extreme floods in NW Iberia: The Duero River palaeoflood record Open
Extreme floods are anticipated to become more frequent in a future warmer climate. However, the long-term alterations in flood patterns across different regions of Europe remain unclear. In this study, we present a 15,000-year record of ex…
View article: The Fragile Environment, Effects of Dams in an Extreme Desert Environment – the Fish River Canyon
The Fragile Environment, Effects of Dams in an Extreme Desert Environment – the Fish River Canyon Open
View article: Palaeoflood records to assist in design of civil infrastructure in ephemeral rivers with scarce hydrological data: Ugab River, Namibia
Palaeoflood records to assist in design of civil infrastructure in ephemeral rivers with scarce hydrological data: Ugab River, Namibia Open
View article: Reconstruction of soil erosion and flood variability from Lake Arreo watershed (Northern Spain) during the last millennium
Reconstruction of soil erosion and flood variability from Lake Arreo watershed (Northern Spain) during the last millennium Open
<p>Mountain regions from Southwestern Europe have been extremely vulnerable to land degradation and soil erosion due to climate factors (summer soil water stress, high storminess and extreme flooding) and to a long history of human u…
View article: Monitoring channel response and recovery of ephemeral Mediterranean streams using diachronic orthophotography analysis with machine learning (Rambla de Cervera, Spain)
Monitoring channel response and recovery of ephemeral Mediterranean streams using diachronic orthophotography analysis with machine learning (Rambla de Cervera, Spain) Open
<p>Since the 70s, Mediterranean ephemeral rivers in Spain have been subject to large-scale in-stream gravel mining. In the 90s, this activity ceased to a large extent, although nowadays new controlled in-stream gravel extraction pits…
View article: Spatio-temporal correlation of Pleistocene palaeoflood deposits in Late Mousterian archaeological sites of Central Spain
Spatio-temporal correlation of Pleistocene palaeoflood deposits in Late Mousterian archaeological sites of Central Spain Open
<p>Over the last three decades, more than a dozen sites with Pleistocene palaeoflood deposits in  river valleys of the central Iberian Peninsula (basins of the Duero and Tagus rivers and their tributaries) have been located,…
View article: Magnitude and frequency of palaeofloods of the Duero River (Spain and Portugal) in the context of climate variability during the last 15 ka
Magnitude and frequency of palaeofloods of the Duero River (Spain and Portugal) in the context of climate variability during the last 15 ka Open
<p>The Duero River is one of the three major rivers in the Iberian Peninsula, draining a catchment area of 98,073 km<sup>2</sup> (20% in Portugal and 80% in Spain) to the Atlantic Ocean. Extreme flooding in the western Du…
View article: Frequency of Boulders Transport during Large Floods in Hyperarid Areas using Paleoflood Analysis &#8211; An Example from the Negev Desert, Israel
Frequency of Boulders Transport during Large Floods in Hyperarid Areas using Paleoflood Analysis – An Example from the Negev Desert, Israel Open
<p>Direct measurements of boulder entrainment in desert wadis are not available. The 2004 flood (peak discharge - 470 m<sup>3</sup> s<sup>-1</sup>; recurrence interval - 120 years) in the hyperarid, ungauged N…
View article: Caracterización diacrónica de formas y cambios fluviales mediante análisis automatizado de ortofotografías y técnicas de machine learning
Caracterización diacrónica de formas y cambios fluviales mediante análisis automatizado de ortofotografías y técnicas de machine learning Open
El análisis de la evolución temporal de formas y procesos fluviales mediante fotografía aérea presenta un alto grado de interpretación subjetiva y un elevado coste de tiempo, dificultando su implementación a grandes áreas de estudio. En la…
View article: Inundaciones y cambio climático: certezas e incertidumbres en el camino a la adaptación
Inundaciones y cambio climático: certezas e incertidumbres en el camino a la adaptación Open
En la actualidad existe una gran incertidumbre de los efectos del cambio climático en la peligrosidad de las inundaciones. Estos caudales extremos dependen de las características de las cuencas y representan una respuesta local que, a menu…
View article: New Approach to Estimate Extreme Flooding Using Continuous Synthetic Simulation Supported by Regional Precipitation and Non-Systematic Flood Data
New Approach to Estimate Extreme Flooding Using Continuous Synthetic Simulation Supported by Regional Precipitation and Non-Systematic Flood Data Open
View article: The potential of Ojo de Valjunquera cave (NE of Iberia) sediments for paleoflood reconstructions
The potential of Ojo de Valjunquera cave (NE of Iberia) sediments for paleoflood reconstructions Open
Speleothems and detrital deposits in caves are excellent archives of cave flood events but are still poorly exploited. In this study we evaluate, the potential of the Ojo de Valjunquera (Zaragoza, NE Spain) for the study of past floods bas…