The 1957 Valencia flood: hydrological and sedimentological reconstruction and comparison to the current situation

This work aims to improve the knowledge of the flood that took place in Valencia, Spain, in 1957. In other words, the aim is to test if it is possible to explain the flood waves with the incorporation of sediment cycle to a distributed hydrological model. Furthermore, this work aims to be aware of t...

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Main Authors: C. Puertes, F. Francés
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Language:Spanish
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2016-10-01
Series:Ingeniería del Agua
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Online Access:http://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/IA/article/view/4772
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description This work aims to improve the knowledge of the flood that took place in Valencia, Spain, in 1957. In other words, the aim is to test if it is possible to explain the flood waves with the incorporation of sediment cycle to a distributed hydrological model. Furthermore, this work aims to be aware of the current consequences of a similar event, taking into account land use changes, particularly, the urban rise in the lower basin, and the current flood defenses of the city. To do this, the hydrological model was implemented in the current basin situation. Once implemented, a reconstruction of precipitation at hourly discretization for the 1957 event was made and the sedimentological sub-model was calibrated. Then, the hydrographs in the chosen points were obtained. Finally, a simulation using the 1957 precipitation in the current basin situation was made, in order to be aware of the current consequences.
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spelling doaj-art-08487ca7129349f4a5685cc75cdf0da82025-08-20T02:51:49ZspaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaIngeniería del Agua1134-21961886-49962016-10-0120418119910.4995/ia.2016.47724882The 1957 Valencia flood: hydrological and sedimentological reconstruction and comparison to the current situationC. Puertes0F. Francés1Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaThis work aims to improve the knowledge of the flood that took place in Valencia, Spain, in 1957. In other words, the aim is to test if it is possible to explain the flood waves with the incorporation of sediment cycle to a distributed hydrological model. Furthermore, this work aims to be aware of the current consequences of a similar event, taking into account land use changes, particularly, the urban rise in the lower basin, and the current flood defenses of the city. To do this, the hydrological model was implemented in the current basin situation. Once implemented, a reconstruction of precipitation at hourly discretization for the 1957 event was made and the sedimentological sub-model was calibrated. Then, the hydrographs in the chosen points were obtained. Finally, a simulation using the 1957 precipitation in the current basin situation was made, in order to be aware of the current consequences.http://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/IA/article/view/4772Riada Valencia 1957Simulación hidrológicaCiclo de sedimentosTuria
spellingShingle C. Puertes
F. Francés
The 1957 Valencia flood: hydrological and sedimentological reconstruction and comparison to the current situation
Ingeniería del Agua
Riada Valencia 1957
Simulación hidrológica
Ciclo de sedimentos
Turia
title The 1957 Valencia flood: hydrological and sedimentological reconstruction and comparison to the current situation
title_full The 1957 Valencia flood: hydrological and sedimentological reconstruction and comparison to the current situation
title_fullStr The 1957 Valencia flood: hydrological and sedimentological reconstruction and comparison to the current situation
title_full_unstemmed The 1957 Valencia flood: hydrological and sedimentological reconstruction and comparison to the current situation
title_short The 1957 Valencia flood: hydrological and sedimentological reconstruction and comparison to the current situation
title_sort 1957 valencia flood hydrological and sedimentological reconstruction and comparison to the current situation
topic Riada Valencia 1957
Simulación hidrológica
Ciclo de sedimentos
Turia
url http://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/IA/article/view/4772
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