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| Titel |
Flooding in river mouths: human caused or natural events? Five centuries of flooding events in the SW Netherlands, 1500–2000 |
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A. M. J. Kraker |
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Englisch
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1027-5606
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In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ; 19, no. 6 ; Nr. 19, no. 6 (2015-06-09), S.2673-2684 |
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250120735
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hess-19-2673-2015.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| This paper looks into flood events of the past 500 years in the SW
Netherlands, addressing the issue of what kind of flooding events have
occurred and which ones have mainly natural causes and which ones are
predominantly human induced. The flood events are classified into two major
categories: (a) flood events that were caused during storm surges and
(b) flood events which happened during warfare. From both categories a
selection of flood events has been made. Each flood event is discussed in
terms of time, location, extent of the flooded area and specific conditions.
Among these conditions, specific weather circumstances and how long they
lasted, the highest water levels reached and dike maintenance are discussed
as far as flood events caused during storm surges are concerned. Flood events
during warfare as both offensive and defensive strategies are relevant; the
paper demonstrates that although the strategic flood events obviously were
man-made, the natural feature, being the use of fresh water or sea water, of
these events also played a major role. Flood events caused during storm surge
may have an obvious natural cause, but the extent of the flooding and damage
it caused was largely determined by man. |
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