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Modelling extreme precipitation in hazardous mountainous areas. Contribution to landscape planning and environmental management

Paulo Pereira,M. Oliva,E. Baltrėnaitė

Published 2010 in Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

ABSTRACT

Abstract Extreme precipitation episodes are very common in Mediterranean area and can lead to serious and catastrophic environmental hazards. They have special incidence during autumn months, September, October and November (SON) with important impacts on society, leading frequently to significant economic losses and mortality. These events have special impact in mountainous areas where steep slopes enhance the effects of extreme precipitation. In mountainous areas rain gauge stations are sparse and normally in lower amount. Due to these reasons it is very important to map with higher accuracy the distribution of extreme precipitation. Also, in mountainous environments precipitation patterns can change in small distances that make the prediction more difficult, but also more important. A better prediction of areas with higher values of extreme precipitation will contribute to a better land use planning and avoid the effects of flash floods, land‐slides and soil erosion recognized as environmental problems...

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2010

  • Venue

    Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

  • Publication date

    2010-12-31

  • Fields of study

    Geography, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.3846/JEELM.2010.38
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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