Catastrophic flood on the Amur River in summer 2013: Features and causes

Verbitskaya, E. M.; Ageeva, Svetlana V.; Dugina, I. O.; Dunaeva, I. M.; Efremova, N. F.; Romanskii, S. O.; Tarasyuk, V. V.

doi:10.3103/s1068373915100064

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“…It is designed in 3 steps: preliminary assessment of risk, the preparation of flood hazard and flood risk maps and the design of flood risk management plans. Some of the proposed solutions are reflected in scientific works [2,12,20].…”

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The Analysis of the Degree of Flood Risk in the Middle Bobr Valley

Kołodziejczyk

Kostecki

Nowogoński

et al. 2018

Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports

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This paper presents the impact of rainfall on the degree of flood risk in the basin of the middle Bobr River in western Poland. When the average rainfall level reaches 15 to 20 mm, this apparently calm river may dramatically change its character within just one week. The most important flood risks are flood waves in the headwaters. Because of the mountain character of the river basin, during intensive rainfall there is a huge surface runoff and the water level rises rapidly in the river. This phenomenon was observed in June 2017 in the town of Zagan (Lubuskie Voivodeship). It has been shown that the course and dynamics of hydrological processes occurring in the Bobr River basin depend on its physical and geographical characteristics and the influence of anthropogenic factors. The location is one of the main cause of numerous floods for Zagan, on the other hand changes in land development plays significant meaning in flood hazards. Continuous monitoring of the river is the basis for a comprehensive forecast of flood risks.

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The Analysis of the Degree of Flood Risk in the Middle Bobr Valley

Kołodziejczyk

Kostecki

Nowogoński

et al. 2018

Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports

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“…In 2013, the severest in the last 120 years inundation struck the Amur River basin situated on the border of Russia and China (Makhonov & Liu Shuguag 2013;Verbitskaya 2015;Sokolova 2015). However, it was difficult to estimate the consequences of the flood for the floodplain soils due to lack of research of the fluvial soils in the area.…”

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Influence Of The Large Flood On The Element Composition Of Fluvisols In The Amur River Valley

Martynov

2020

GES

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Floodplain soils function as long-lasting stock or source of different substances, including pollutants. The main factor determining biochemical processes in fluvisols is flooding. Global climate change, which is causing more frequent and massive floods, is urging us to assess the potential environmental risks and create appropriate environmental management strategies. This study was performed to estimate the impact of a heavy flood on the total content of major elements and both total and mobile trace elements in fluvisols of one of the longest rivers in the world, the Amur. The study was conducted in field conditions by sampling from the same soil profiles before and after the flood. As a result, 10 major and 42 trace elements were distinguished. Major-element composition was determined with X-ray fluorescent method, trace-element composition - with the inductive coupled plasma mass spectroscopy. Maximum decrease of concentration was determined for CaO, MnO, P2O5 (up to 60%) and Sr, Cd, Ba, Tl and Pb (up to 40%). Significant increase was in concentration of Ni, Cu, and Mo (up to 160%). Among mobile trace elements, increase was observed in concentration of Sc, Ni and Th (up to 400%). With the correlation analysis, it was also established that the main causes of changes in elemental composition of the soils were decrease of pH, development of redox environment and washing out of organic matter. The main factor determining the influence of the flood on fluvisols was floodplain relief, which affected the length of the inundation, flood water velocity and the way allochthonic matter retained.

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