Ice Formations Monitoring and intervention on the rivers in Romania in January-February 2017

• Main Authors: I.S. RÎNDAŞU-BEURAN, R. D. BOGZIANU, S. NACU, A. C. MOLDOVAN, R. OBREJA, B. G. PITICAR
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cluj University Press 2018-03-01
• Series: Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului
• Subjects: ice phenomena; hydro-meteorological conditions; ice monitoring; ice flows
• Online Access: http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2018/PDF/12_RandasuBeuran_etal_93_101.pdf

This article presents ice monitoring and intervention on the rivers in Romania in January-February, 2017. After a long period in January with very low temperatures, there were positive temperatures with significant rainfall in the first decade, causing ice flows followed by ice jams and floods. In order to reduce the damage done by overflowing rivers ”Romanian Waters” National Administration employees from Alba, Bistrița-Năsăud, Brașov, Covasna, Harghita, Maramureș, Mureș and Suceava counties participated in the operation. Pyrotechnics teams from County Inspectorate for Emergency Situations intervened in the following counties: Alba, Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș, Mureș, Suceava and Vâlcea counties. There has been reported damages in Alba, Bistriţa-Năsăud, Botoşani, Harghita, Hunedoara, Iaşi, Maramureş, Mureş and Suceava. The most affected county was Bistriţa-Năsăud, the most pyrotechnical interventions occurred in Suceava. The intervention with special pyrotechnical equipment makes damage insignificant as it happened in Braşov, Covasna and Vâlcea counties.