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| Titel |
Study and proposals related to extensive flooding in the Siret River area during the summer of 2008 in Romania |
| VerfasserIn |
Victor Stefanescu, Sabina Stefan, Anisoara Irimescu |
| Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2010
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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PDF |
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In: GRA - Volume 12 (2010) |
| Datensatznummer |
250036829
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Extensive flooding due to overflowing of the Siret River and associated
runoff in smaller rivers in northeastern Romania at the end of July
2008 are discussed, taking into account the meteorological and
hydrological contexts. The flooding events in Romania claimed human
deaths and population displacement, large-scale destruction of housing
and infrastructure. Although the Siret river is quite shallow, and
several dams and reservoirs restrict and control its flow, the area
along the river remains prone to periodic flooding, mainly in spring
and summer. Several observations are made on the viability of
settlements close to Siret riverbed in Romania, related to the
repeatability of situations such as that during the summer of 2008.
Generally, the relative shallowness of the river Siret may cause flash
floods, when its level increases rapidly due to abundant precipitation.
As such, the horizontal extent of the flooding due to runoff is a
factor seemingly more important than the short-lived increases in
depth, combined with the speed of the flow. As a direct result of the
flooding, crops and buildings were damaged. The probability that
similar meteorological contexts can cause flooding with the extent of
that in 2008 will be discussed. Also, some possible means to improve
the reaction of authorities and delivery of relief by them to the
affected population will be proposed. Regarding the meteorological
context, a presentation of the cyclonic system that has brought heavy
and/or continuous rain in northern and northeastern Romania will be
made. As proposal for improving the delivery of resources toward the
affected area and population, a software system designed to shorten the
process of conveying relevant information to decisional factors, and to
increase the speed of information between interesed parties will be
discussed. The possible outcome of this specific case study will be the
improvement of the decisional flux required in times of natural
disasters, flooding included. |
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