Reported Occurrence of Multiscale Flooding in an Alpine Conurbation over the Long Run (1850–2019)

Water

Jean-Dominique Creutin¹  Antoine Brochet¹  Juliette Blanchet¹  Alix Reverdy¹  Céline Lutoff²  Yannick Robert³ 

[1] IGE, Grenoble INP, IRD, CNRS, Grenoble University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France;Pacte, Science Po Grenoble, CNRS, University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France;RTM-ONF, F-38000 Grenoble, France;

关键词: multiscale flooding;    conurbation;    Alps;    reported events;   

DOI  :  10.3390/w14040548

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper deals with the identification of extreme multiscale flooding events in the Alpine conurbation of Grenoble, France. During such events, typically over one to several days, the organization in space and time of the generating hydrometeorological situation triggers the concurrent reaction of varied sets of torrents and main rivers and creates diverse socioeconomic damages and disruptions. Given the limits of instrumental data over the long run, in particular at the torrent scale, we explore the potential of a database of reported extreme flood events to study multiscale flooding over a Metropolitan domain. The definition of Metropolitan events is mainly based on the database built by the RTM (Restauration des Terrains de Montagne, a technical service of the French Forest Administration). Relying on expert reports, the RTM database covers the long lifetime of this French national service for the management of mountainous areas (1850–2019). It provides quantitative information about the time and place of inundation events as well as qualitative information about the generating phenomena and the consequent damages. The selection process to define Metropolitan events simply chronologically explores the RTM database and complements it with historical research data. It looks for concurrence between site events at the same date under a chosen set of criteria. All scales together, we selected 104 Metropolitan events between 1850 and 2019. Exploring the list of dates, we examine the homogeneity of the Metropolitan events over 1850–2019 and their space–time characteristics. We evidence the existence of multiscale flooding at the Metropolitan scale, and we discuss some implications for flood risk management.

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