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Flooding_intro Flashcards

1
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What are type A,B and C flooding?

A

A - flash
B - long duration
C - long duration & high magnitude

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What is an example of a type A flood?

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Boscastle 2004

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What was the combination of factors that lead to flooding in boscastle?

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weather conditions (relatively short time
scale intense rainfall) & physical setting (small, steep catchment with impermeable geology)

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4
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How much rain was their at boscastle?

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75mm in ~2hrs

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What were the effects of the boscastle flood?

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200 homes/ businesses damaged
No fatalities

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6
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How is flood risk usually attributed?

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On a catchment basis

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What is an example case study for a type B flood?

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Gloucetershire 2007

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What was the cause and effect of glocestershire 2007?

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78mm rain ~12hrs
widespread flooding across the Uk (5000 homes, no fatalities)

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9
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What is another name for type C floods?

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Mega floods

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What is usually the cause of type C floods?

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Failure of a retaining structure (glacial outbursts)

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When is an example of a type C flood?

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Middle Pleistocene – Northern
Europe

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What were the effects of the Middle pliestocene type C flood?

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Evidence of large-scale scours, streamlined hills, giant bars and run-up deposits (initial wide spreading of flood waters). And trench-like channels (concentrated flow of later drainage)
Set the drainage pattern of all subsequent glacial retreat/post-glacial drainage

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What were peak discharges from the Mid pleistocene type C?

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465,000 to 673,000 m*3/s

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what as the flow depth of the Mid- pleistocene type C?

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87m deoth with velocity of 7m/s

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What might some future causes of mega flood be?

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Failure of infrastructure
Climate change glacial retreat

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16
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How can intensity of rainfall events be calculated?

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divide rainfall (depth of water) by duration

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17
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What is the weighting of intensity and duration like for the different flood types?

A and B

A

Intensity is important in flash floods (type A), whereas overall rainfall is more important for long duration floods (type B)

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18
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What is the return period/ probability of rain fall events?

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The liklihood of a similar scale event occuring in an area again (1 in 100yr event)

19
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What is the tempora spacong of floods like?

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Independant and random

20
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WHat are structures in vulnerbale flood areas designed to be like?

A

withstand a specific max flood for a specific time (return periods can calculate failure)

21
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How much of total water does flooding account for?

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2% of 0.9% of 3% of all water

22
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What is the fundamental component of flooding?

A

precipiation

23
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What parts of the water balance equation can be altered to reduce the effects of flooding?

A

Evapotranspiration
Change of water storage

24
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What is the weakness of the water balance equation?

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1 dimensional only looks at one point in time and space not accouting for when and where the rain falls

25
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What are the 3 main types of runoff?

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Over land flow
Throughflow
Ground flow

O and T are quick flow G is base flow

26
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Will water that ends up in ground flow influence the discharge of the food event?

A

No as the water will be moving at a much flow rate

27
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What are the types of overland flow?

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– Infiltration excess flow (Hortonian)
– Saturation excess flow
– Return flow

28
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What are the ypes of throughflow?

A

Unsaturated throughflow
– Saturated throughflow
– Pipe flow

29
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WHat is pipe flow?

A

Floe through relic root systems which connect pore spaces

30
Q

What influeneces throughflow?

A

Soil texture and pipe flow

31
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What can evapotranspiration also cover?

A

Infiltration and canpoy stroage in leaves
Taking water from the subsurface storage via roots (allows more infiltration)

32
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Will the same type of flood happen in different catchments ?

A

No as there will be different triggers, topography and nature of precipitation

33
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WHat are some examples of less common causes of floods? (anything other than rain)

A

Snow and ice melt
Ice jams (large ice block dam)
Landslides (landsldie dams)
Failure of dams and control works

34
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Why are floods from structure failure seen as more devestating/ unexpected?

A

Due to the comfort in the thinking that the measures will remain in place

35
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What are flood intensifying factors?

A

Driver (volume of water)
Basin factors stable i.e. area
Basin factors variable i.e. Climate and geology
Drainage network
Channel factors

36
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What is the boscastle catchment like?

A

SMall with narrow steep valleys typical of cornish area

37
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What is the probability of the boscatle flood like over the whole or cornwall?

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Relatibely high with many areas being sensitive to a similar event

38
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How does the distribution and intensity of rainfall in a catchment affect flooding?

A

If lower intensity rain is in the process of enetering the channel and then a high intenisty period occurs and overland flow takes place both rain packets will reach the flood area at the same time

39
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What type of flood was Valencia?

A

Type A - with flood water being able to carry and stack cars
Dirty flood (sewage and lots of sediment in the water)

40
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Why was valencia primed for a flood event?

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The ground was already saturated pre-event

41
Q

WHat flood type is the UK most used to experiencing?

A

Tybe B

42
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Why is type B flooding so damaging?

A

As rainfall occurs for a long time over a wide part of the catchment with each time a head waters meet the volume combines

43
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Why is prediction of type B floods easier?

A

As you know how much rain is in the system so can tell what water levels will be at a certain point alomg the river

44
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What was the cause for the pleistocene mega flood?

A

Glacial retreat which created a melt lake which when ice had retreated enough exposed a topogrpahic low allowing spillage

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