Impacts of a large flood along a mountain river basin: the importance of channel widening and estimating the large wood budget in the upper Emme River (Switzerland)
<p>On 24 July 2014, an exceptionally large flood (recurrence interval ca. 150 years) caused large-scale inundations, severe overbank sedimentation, and damage to infrastructure and buildings along the Emme River (central Switzerland). Widespread lateral bank erosion occurred along the river, t...
Main Authors: | V. Ruiz-Villanueva, A. Badoux, D. Rickenmann, M. Böckli, S. Schläfli, N. Steeb, M. Stoffel, C. Rickli |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-11-01
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Series: | Earth Surface Dynamics |
Online Access: | https://www.earth-surf-dynam.net/6/1115/2018/esurf-6-1115-2018.pdf |
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