Potential of historical meteorological and hydrological data for the reconstruction of historical flood events – the example of the 1882 flood in southwest Germany

This paper presents a hydrometeorological reconstruction of the flood triggering meteorological situation and the simulation of discharges of the flood event of December 1882 in the Neckar catchment in Baden-Württemberg (southwest Germany). The course of the 1882 flood event in the Neckar catchment...

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Main Authors: J. Seidel, F. Imbery, P. Dostal, D. Sudhaus, K. Bürger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-02-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/175/2009/nhess-9-175-2009.pdf
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description This paper presents a hydrometeorological reconstruction of the flood triggering meteorological situation and the simulation of discharges of the flood event of December 1882 in the Neckar catchment in Baden-Württemberg (southwest Germany). The course of the 1882 flood event in the Neckar catchment in southwest Germany and the weather conditions which led to this flood were reconstructed by evaluating the information from various historical sources. From these historical data, daily input data sets were derived for run-off modeling. For the determination of the precipitation pattern at the end of December 1882, the sparse historical data were modified by using a similar modern day precipitation pattern with a higher station density. The results of this run-off simulation are compared with contemporary historical data and also with 1-D hydraulic simulations using the HEC-RAS model.
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spelling doaj.art-c40d0d3c2f654ec5b16f78922f27612e2022-12-22T01:27:56ZengCopernicus PublicationsNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences1561-86331684-99812009-02-0191175183Potential of historical meteorological and hydrological data for the reconstruction of historical flood events – the example of the 1882 flood in southwest GermanyJ. SeidelF. ImberyP. DostalD. SudhausK. BürgerThis paper presents a hydrometeorological reconstruction of the flood triggering meteorological situation and the simulation of discharges of the flood event of December 1882 in the Neckar catchment in Baden-Württemberg (southwest Germany). The course of the 1882 flood event in the Neckar catchment in southwest Germany and the weather conditions which led to this flood were reconstructed by evaluating the information from various historical sources. From these historical data, daily input data sets were derived for run-off modeling. For the determination of the precipitation pattern at the end of December 1882, the sparse historical data were modified by using a similar modern day precipitation pattern with a higher station density. The results of this run-off simulation are compared with contemporary historical data and also with 1-D hydraulic simulations using the HEC-RAS model.http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/175/2009/nhess-9-175-2009.pdf
spellingShingle J. Seidel
F. Imbery
P. Dostal
D. Sudhaus
K. Bürger
Potential of historical meteorological and hydrological data for the reconstruction of historical flood events – the example of the 1882 flood in southwest Germany
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
title Potential of historical meteorological and hydrological data for the reconstruction of historical flood events – the example of the 1882 flood in southwest Germany
title_full Potential of historical meteorological and hydrological data for the reconstruction of historical flood events – the example of the 1882 flood in southwest Germany
title_fullStr Potential of historical meteorological and hydrological data for the reconstruction of historical flood events – the example of the 1882 flood in southwest Germany
title_full_unstemmed Potential of historical meteorological and hydrological data for the reconstruction of historical flood events – the example of the 1882 flood in southwest Germany
title_short Potential of historical meteorological and hydrological data for the reconstruction of historical flood events – the example of the 1882 flood in southwest Germany
title_sort potential of historical meteorological and hydrological data for the reconstruction of historical flood events the example of the 1882 flood in southwest germany
url http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/175/2009/nhess-9-175-2009.pdf
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