Flash floods in Catalonia: a recurrent situation

Flash floods in Catalonia: a recurrent situation

This work focuses on the analysis and characterization of the flash flood events occurring during summer in Catalonia. To this aim, a database with information about the social impact produced by all flood events recorded in Catalonia between 1982 and 2007 has been built. The social impact was obtai...

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Main Authors:	M. C. Llasat, M. Llasat-Botija, A. Rodriguez, S. Lindbergh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Copernicus Publications 2010-09-01
Series:	Advances in Geosciences
Online Access:	http://www.adv-geosci.net/26/105/2010/adgeo-26-105-2010.pdf

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