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| Titel |
Karst flash floods: an example from the Dinaric karst (Croatia) |
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O. Bonacci, I. Ljubenkov, T. Roje-Bonacci |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 6, no. 2 ; Nr. 6, no. 2 (2006-03-31), S.195-203 |
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250003398
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-6-195-2006.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Flash floods constitute one of the deadliest and
costliest natural disasters worldwide. This paper explains the karst flash
flood phenomenon, which represents a special kind of flash flood. As the
majority of flash floods karst flash floods are caused by intensive
short-term precipitation in an area whose surface rarely exceeds a few
square kilometres. The characteristics of all flash floods are their short
duration, small areal extent, high flood peaks and rapid flows, and heavy
loss of life and property. Karst flash floods have specific characteristics
due to special conditions for water circulation, which exist in karst
terrains. During karst flash floods a sudden rise of groundwater levels
occurs, which causes the appearance of numerous, unexpected, abundant and
temporary karst springs. This paper presents in detail an example of a karst
flash flood in the Marina bay (Dinaric karst region of Croatia), which
occurred in December 2004. |
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