Braca, G. and Esposito , E. and Monacelli , G. and Porfido , S. and Tranfaglia , G. and Violante, C. (2010) FLASH FLOOD EVENTS ON SALERNO COAST (SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA). In: WORKING GROUP F: FLASH FLOOD AND PLUVIAL FLOODING, 26-28 MAGGIO 2010, CAGLIARI. (Submitted)
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Abstract
The coast off the city of Salerno in south Italy on the Tyrrhenian sea is subject to frequent extreme rainfall events, confined in space and in time, that can trigger landslide, debris flows and flash flood phenomena. Flash flood events are affected by the peculiar geomorphology of the area characterized by high orographic gradient from the sea level and short and steep streams. In Porfido et al. (2009) historical floods in that area since the 16th century were analyzed in detail by the study of a wide variety of published and unpublished historical and current sources, including scientific papers, archival and library documents, newspapers, state documents and available technical notes. They found more than 100 events (7 of which with highly catastrophic effects. This kind of event in that area shows an evident seasonal recurrence (mostly in autumn) that are typical of the Mediterranean climate Among the latter ones in the last century occurred on 24-25 October 1910 (arainfall event lasting 35 hours induced the flooding that hit most of the coastalarea between Salerno and Ravello), on 26 March 1924 after a heavy rainfall andon 25-26 October 1954 the most intense event never recorded in that region.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | FLASH FLOOD, 1954,1910,1924 EVENTS,HISTORICAL FLOOD, SOUTHERN ITALY, COSTIERA AMALFITANA, VIETRI SUL MARE, SALERNO, AMALFI, RISK, NATURAL HAZARD, BONEA REGINA MAJOR STREAMS |
| Subjects: | ?? 551.62 ?? |
| Depositing User: | dr Sabina Porfido |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2010 08:27 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2010 11:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/2784 |
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