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Abstract- This paper gives a summary of the results of the project Evaluation of the Disastrous Floods in August 2002. The project was brought about by the efforts of several scientific institutions of different disciplines, coordinated by the T.G.M. Water Research Institute. The main objective of the project was to assess the consequences and causes of the flooding, in a broad spectrum. The paper will start with an identification of meteorological conditions which caused the flood event and the hydrological conditions during the flood. Secondly the flood extremity is assessed in terms of the return periods and historical flood events. Furthermore the warning and forecasting service and social economic consequences are discussed.
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BOUCEK, J. (2006). AUGUST 2002 CATASTROPHIC FLOOD IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. In: Vasiliev, O., van Gelder, P., Plate, E., Bolgov, M. (eds) Extreme Hydrological Events: New Concepts for Security. NATO Science Series, vol 78. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5741-0_4
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