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Heavy rains and extreme rainfall-runoff events in Central Europe from 1951 to 2002
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SYSNO ASEP 0322967 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Heavy rains and extreme rainfall-runoff events in Central Europe from 1951 to 2002 Title Silné srážky a extrémní průtoky ve střední Evropě v letech 1951-2002 Author(s) Müller, Miloslav (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
Kašpar, Marek (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
Matschullat, J. (DE)Source Title Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. - : Copernicus - ISSN 1561-8633
Roč. 9, č. 2 (2009), s. 441-450Number of pages 10 s. Publication form web - web Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords weather extreme ; extreme precipitation ; rain flood Subject RIV DG - Athmosphere Sciences, Meteorology R&D Projects KJB300420701 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) KJB300420802 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) CEZ AV0Z30420517 - UFA-U, BC-A (2005-2011) UT WOS 000265743400014 Annotation Runoff data were used to better select historically significant precipitation events. The suggested criterion Qx expresses the increase of a stream runoff over up to four days in a row. Tests confirmed that Qx maxima correspond to maxima of areal precipitation in the respective catchment. Ten significant precipitation events in summer half-years from 1951 to 2002 were selected in 25 catchments each, and further studied in respect to spatial extent, simultaneous occurrence in various river basins, seasonal distribution, and temporal variability. Four regions were recognised within Central Europe that show related seasonality and simultaneous occurrence of events. Episodes with less significant precipitation events (around 1960 and 1990) alternate with inverse episodes (1970’s, second half of the 1990’s). A reasonable selection of reference events opens the door to a quantitative evaluation of dynamic and thermodynamic conditions typical for heavy rains in various parts of Central Europe. Workplace Institute of Atmospheric Physics Contact Kateřina Adamovičová, adamovicova@ufa.cas.cz, Tel.: 272 016 012 ; Kateřina Potužníková, kaca@ufa.cas.cz, Tel.: 272 016 019 Year of Publishing 2009
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