Records of past flood in caves of the central pyrenees: sedimentary evidence and quantification methods

Changes in rainfall patterns, driven by climate change, are intensifying extreme rainfall events and floods, posing significant social, ecological, and economic challenges. Understanding and predicting flood variability across time and space is crucial, but the instrumental record is too short for a...

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Autores: Bartolomé, Miguel, Giménez, R., Pérez-Villar, Guillermo, Luetscher, Marc, Stoll, Heather, Moreno, Ana, Calle, Mikel, Ballesteros-Cánovas, Juan A., Benito, Gerardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::ac00ef3c6c1b1c0ffedaaa69d024d573
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/430878
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Caves
Climate change
Cuantification of past floods
Floods
Paleofloods
Stalagmites
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Sumario:Changes in rainfall patterns, driven by climate change, are intensifying extreme rainfall events and floods, posing significant social, ecological, and economic challenges. Understanding and predicting flood variability across time and space is crucial, but the instrumental record is too short for accurate long-term analysis. Geological records, particularly those located in caves, offer valuable insights due to their precise chronology, broad temporal range, and preservation. Despite their potential, stalagmites and cave detrital infills remain underutilized for flood studies. Analysing these records, alongside karst hydraulic models and water-level monitoring, can improve our understanding of flood-climate relationships and enhance predictions of flood variability in the context of global warming.