The Extremes of the Extremes: Extraordinary Floods

edited by Árni Snorasson, Helga P. Finnsdóttir & Marshall E. Moss
IAHS Publication no. 271

Alphabetical list of authors

• Ahti, K. & Ruiz, L.S.P. Water level forecasts for Lake Managua, Publ. 271, 307-312
• Aksoy, H. See Kuzmin, V., Publ. 271, 317-322
• Aldama, A.A. & Ramírez, A.I. Dam design flood estimation based on bivariate extreme-value distributions, Publ. 271, 257-262
• Alessandroni, M.G. & Remedia, G. The most severe floods of the Tiber River in Rome, Publ. 271, 129-132
• Andreassen, L.M. See Elvehøy, H., Publ. 271, 31-36
• Árnason, J.I. See Eskilsson, C., Publ. 271, 37-44
• Arnell, N.W. See Ghoneim, E.M., Publ. 271, 211-216
• Baltas, E. See Mimikou, M., Publ. 271, 161-166
• Batini, G. & Benedini, M. Facing a changeable hydrological regime in a Mediterranean country, Publ. 271, 3-8
• Beltaos, S. & Burrell, B.C. Extreme ice jam floods along the Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada, Publ. 271, 9-14
• Bendjoudi, H. See Hubert, P., Publ. 271, 51-56
• Benedini, M. See Batini, G., Publ. 271, 3-8
• Berakovic, B. & Cesarec, K. Extraordinary summer flood in a karst area: case study in Croatia, Publ. 271, 133-140
• Berg, H. Flood inundation maps—mapping of flood prone areas in Norway, Publ. 271, 313-316
• Berger, A. See Rodda, H.J.E., Publ. 271, 179-186
• Björnsson, H. See Elvehøy, H., Publ. 271, 31-36
• Boes, D.C. See Sveinsson, O.G.B., Publ. 271, 289-298
• Bogdanowicz, E. & Stachý, J. Maximum rainfall in Poland—a design approach, Publ. 271, 15-18
• Bourges, J. See Cudennec, C., Publ. 271, 187-192
• Burlando, P. See Pfaundler, M., Publ. 271, 323-328
• Burr, D. & McEwen, A. Recent extreme floods on Mars, Publ. 271, 101-106
• Burrell, B.C. See Beltaos, S., Publ. 271, 9-14
• Cesarec, K. See Berakovic, B., Publ. 271, 133-140
• Chalise, S.R. & Khanal, N.R. Recent extreme weather events in the Nepal Himalayas (Keynote paper), Publ. 271, 141-146
• Chlebek, A. & Jařabáč, M. Catastrophic flooding in the Czech Republic since 5 July 1997, Publ. 271, 19-24
• Claps, P., Fiorentino, M. & Iacobellis, V. Influence of climate on the flood frequency distribution within a large region of southern Italy, Publ. 271, 25-30
• Clark, C. See Rakhecha, P.R., Publ. 271, 283-288
• Cudennec, C., Gogien, F., Bourges, J., Duchesne, J. & Kallel, R. Relative roles of geomorphology and water input distribution in an extreme flood structure, Publ. 271, 187-192
• Cunnane, C. See Senaratne, S., Publ. 271, 333-340
• De Michele, C., La Barbera, P. & Rosso, R. Power law distribution of catastrophic floods, Publ. 271, 277-282
• Duchesne, J. See Cudennec, C., Publ. 271, 187-192
• Elefsen, S.O. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 231-236
• Elefsen, S.O., Snorrason, A., Haraldsson, H., Gíslason, S.R. & Kristmannsdóttir, H. Real-time monitoring of glacial rivers in Iceland, Publ. 271, 199-204
• Elvehøy, H., Engeset, R.V., Andreassen, L.M., Kohler, J., Gjessing, Y. & Björnsson, H. Assessment of possible jökulhlaups from Lake Demmevatn in Norway, Publ. 271, 31-36
• Engeset, R.V. See Elvehøy, H., Publ. 271, 31-36
• Eskilsson, C., Árnason, J.I. & Rosbjerg, D. Simulation of the jökulhlaup on Skeiðarársandur, Iceland, in November 1996 using MIKE 21 HD, Publ. 271, 37-44
• Fay, H. Formation of kettle holes following a glacial outburst flood (jökulhlaup), Skeiðarársandur, southern Iceland, Publ. 271, 205-210
• Finnsdóttir, H.P. See Snorrason, A., Preface of Volume 271, v
• Fiorentino, M. See Claps, P., Publ. 271, 25-30
• Foody, G.M. See Ghoneim, E.M., Publ. 271, 211-216
• Gabriele, S. & Villani, P. The estimation of rainfall frequency in a Mediterranean environment due to extraordinary combinations of hydrological and climatic conditions, Publ. 271, 45-50
• Ghoneim, E.M., Arnell, N.W. & Foody, G.M. Characterizing the flash flood hazards potential along the Red Sea coast of Egypt, Publ. 271, 211-216
• Gioia, G., Iacobellis, V. & Margiotta, M.R. Assessment of a simplified runoff model for theoretical derivation of the probability distribution of floods, Publ. 271, 271-276
• Gíslason, S.R. See Elefsen, S.O., Publ. 271, 199-204
• Gíslason, S.R. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 223-230
• Gíslason, S.R. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 231-236
• Gjessing, Y. See Elvehøy, H., Publ. 271, 31-36
• Gogien, F. See Cudennec, C., Publ. 271, 187-192
• Gomez, B., Russell, A.J., Smith, L.C. & Knudsen, O. Erosion and deposition in the proglacial zone: the 1996 jökulhlaup on Skeiðarársandur, southeast Iceland, Publ. 271, 217-222
• Gunnarsson, A. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 223-230
• Gunnarsson, A. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 231-236
• Haraldsson, H. See Elefsen, S.O., Publ. 271, 199-204
• Haraldsson, H. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 223-230
• Haraldsson, H. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 231-236
• Harris, T.D. See Russell, A.J., Publ. 271, 249-256
• Hauksdóttir, S. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 223-230
• Hauksdóttir, S. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 231-236
• Herschy, R. The world’s maximum observed floods, Publ. 271, 355-360
• Hubert, P., Bendjoudi, H., Schertzer, D. & Lovejoy, S. Multifractal taming of extreme hydrometeorological events, Publ. 271, 51-56
• Iacobellis, V. See Claps, P., Publ. 271, 25-30
• Iacobellis, V. See Gioia, G., Publ. 271, 271-276
• Jařabáč, M. See Chlebek, A., Publ. 271, 19-24
• Jóhannesson, T. The initiation of the 1996 jökulhlaup from Lake Grímsvötn, Vatnajökull, Iceland (Keynote paper), Publ. 271, 57-64
• Kallel, R. See Cudennec, C., Publ. 271, 187-192
• Khanal, N.R. See Chalise, S.R., Publ. 271, 141-146
• Knudsen, O. & Russell, A.J. Jökulhlaup deposits at the Ásbyrgi Canyon, northern Iceland: sedimentology and implications for flow type, Publ. 271, 107-112
• Knudsen, O. See Gomez, B., Publ. 271, 217-222
• Knudsen, O. See Russell, A.J., Publ. 271, 243-248
• Knudsen, O. See Russell, A.J., Publ. 271, 249-256
• Knudsen, O. See Roberts, M.J., Publ. 271, 71-76
• Kohler, J. See Elvehøy, H., Publ. 271, 31-36
• Kristmannsdóttir, H. See Elefsen, S.O., Publ. 271, 199-204
• Kristmannsdóttir, H., Gíslason, S.R., Snorrason, A., Haraldsson, H., Hauksdóttir, S. & Gunnarsson, A. Seasonal variation in the chemistry of glacial-fed rivers in Iceland, Publ. 271, 223-230
• Kristmannsdóttir, H., Snorrason, A., Gíslason, S.R., Haraldsson, H., Gunnarsson, A., Hauksdóttir, S. & Elefsen, S.O. Geochemical warning for subglacial eruptions—background and history, Publ. 271, 231-236
• Kucuk, I. See Kuzmin, V., Publ. 271, 317-322
• Kundzewicz, Z.W. The flood of floods—Poland, summer 1997, Publ. 271, 147-154
• Kundzewicz, Z.W. Flood protection in the context of sustainable development, Publ. 271, 361-366
• Kuzmin, V., van Gelder, P., Aksoy, H. & Kucuk, I. Application of the stochastic self-training procedure for the modelling of extreme floods, Publ. 271, 317-322
• La Barbera, P. See De Michele, C., Publ. 271, 277-282
• Lovejoy, S. See Hubert, P., Publ. 271, 51-56
• Lundquist, D. What is an extreme flood and for whom?, Publ. 271, 367-372
• Margiotta, M.R. See Gioia, G., Publ. 271, 271-276
• Marren, P.M. Criteria for distinguishing high magnitude flood events in the proglacial fluvial sedimentary record, Publ. 271, 237-243
• Marren, P.M. See Russell, A.J., Publ. 271, 249-256
• McEwen, A. See Burr, D., Publ. 271, 101-106
• Midttømme, G.H. & Tingvold, J.K. Historic extreme floods as input to dam safety analyses, Publ. 271, 155-160
• Mimikou, M., Baltas, E. & Varanou, E. A study of extreme storm events in the Greater Athens area, Greece, Publ. 271, 161-166
• Moss, M. See Snorrason, A., Preface of Volume 271, v
• Muir‑Wood, R. See Rodda, H.J.E., Publ. 271, 179-186
• Munro-Stasiuk, M.J. & Sjogren, D.B. Evidence for province-wide water storage and catastrophic drainage beneath the Laurentide Ice Sheet, Alberta, Canada, Publ. 271, 113-120
• Naef, F. How often do extreme events occur?, Publ. 271, 65-70
• Papp, F. Extremeness of extreme floods, Publ. 271, 373-378
• Penning-Rowsell, E. & Tapsell, S. Coping with extreme floods: warnings, impacts and response, Publ. 271, 379-384
• Pfaundler, M. & Burlando, P. The region of influence approach in complex and highly variable environments—experiences from Switzerland, Publ. 271, 323-328
• Propin-Frejomil, E. See Sanchez-Crispin, A., Publ. 271, 385-390
• Rakhecha, P.R. & Clark, C. The probable maximum flood at the Ukai and Lakhwar dam sites in India, Publ. 271, 283-288
• Rakhecha, P.R. Highest floods in India, Publ. 271, 167-172
• Ramírez, A.I. See Aldama, A.A., Publ. 271, 257-262
• Remedia, G. See Alessandroni, M.G., Publ. 271, 129-132
• Roald, L.A. The large flood of 1860 in Norway, Publ. 271, 173-178
• Roberts, M.J. See Russell, A.J., Publ. 271, 249-256
• Roberts, M.J., Russell, A.J., Tweed, F.S. & Knudsen, O. Controls on the development of supraglacial floodwater outlets during jökulhlaups, Publ. 271, 71-76
• Rodda, H.J.E., Berger, A. & Muir‑Wood, R. A stochastic model for exploring extreme flood events in the UK, Publ. 271, 179-186
• Rosbjerg, D. See Eskilsson, C., Publ. 271, 37-44
• Rosso, R. See De Michele, C., Publ. 271, 277-282
• Ruiz, L.S.P. See Ahti, K., Publ. 271, 307-312
• Russell, A.J. & Knudsen, O. The influence of channel flood history on the impact of the November 1996 jökulhlaup, Skeiðarársandur, Iceland (Keynote paper), Publ. 271, 243-248
• Russell, A.J. See Knudsen, O., Publ. 271, 107-112
• Russell, A.J. See Gomez, B., Publ. 271, 217-222
• Russell, A.J. See Roberts, M.J., Publ. 271, 71-76
• Russell, A.J., Tweed, F.S., Knudsen, O., Roberts, M.J., Harris, T.D. & Marren, P.M. Impact of the July 1999 jökulhlaup on the proximal River Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi, Mýrdalsjökull Glacier, southern Iceland, Publ. 271, 249-256
• Salas, J.D. See Sveinsson, O.G.B., Publ. 271, 289-298
• Samuels, P. See Vetere Arellano, A.L., Publ. 271, 93-100
• Sanchez-Crispin, A. & Propin-Frejomil, E. Social and economic dimensions of the 1998 extreme floods in coastal Chiapas, Mexico, Publ. 271, 385-390
• Sánchez-Sesma, J. Extreme climatic and hydrological events associated with El Niño/Southern Oscillation: analysis (1500–1999) and forecast (2000–2050), Publ. 271, 329-332
• Schertzer, D. See Hubert, P., Publ. 271, 51-56
• Senaratne, S. & Cunnane, C. Weighted least squares method—improved estimates when the index flood method is used with annual maximum floods (Keynote paper), Publ. 271, 333-340
• Sigurðsson, O. Van Dijk, T.A.G.P., Publ. 271, 193-198
• Sjogren, D.B. See Munro-Stasiuk, M.J., Publ. 271, 113-120
• Skaugen, T. Simulation of discharge fields, Publ. 271, 341-346
• Smith, L.C. See Gomez, B., Publ. 271, 217-222
• Snorrason, A. See Elefsen, S.O., Publ. 271, 199-204
• Snorrason, A. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 223-230
• Snorrason, A. See Kristmannsdóttir, H., Publ. 271, 231-236
• Snorrason, A., Finnsdóttir, H.P. & Moss, M. Preface of Volume 271, v
• Spreafico, M. Extreme floods in mountain areas—an overview (Keynote paper), Publ. 271, 77-86
• Sprokkereef, E. Flood forecasting for the River Rhine in The Netherlands, Publ. 271, 347-354
• Stachý, J. See Bogdanowicz, E., Publ. 271, 15-18
• Sveinsson, O.G.B., Boes, D.C. & Salas, J.D. Estimation of extreme Pareto quantiles using upper order statistics (Keynote paper), Publ. 271, 289-298
• Takara, K. See Tanaka, S., Publ. 271, 299-306
• Tanaka, S. & Takara, K. A study on threshold selection in POT analysis of extreme floods, Publ. 271, 299-306
• Tapsell, S. See Penning-Rowsell, E., Publ. 271, 379-384
• Tingvold, J.K. See Midttømme, G.H., Publ. 271, 155-160
• Todhunter, P.E. A hydroclimatic analysis of the 1997 flood at Grand Forks, North Dakota (USA), Publ. 271, 87-92
• Tómasson, H. Catastrophic floods in Iceland, Publ. 271, 121-128
• Tweed, F.S. See Russell, A.J., Publ. 271, 249-256
• Tweed, F.S. See Roberts, M.J., Publ. 271, 71-76
• Van Dijk, T.A.G.P. & Sigurðsson, O. Surge-related floods at Skeiðarárjökull Glacier, Iceland: implications for ice-marginal outwash deposits, Publ. 271, 193-198
• Van Gelder, P. See Yuanfang, C., Publ. 271, 263-270
• van Gelder, P. See Kuzmin, V., Publ. 271, 317-322
• Varanou, E. See Mimikou, M., Publ. 271, 161-166
• Vetere Arellano, A.L., Samuels, P. & Webster, P. Flood prediction in permeable drainage basins, Publ. 271, 93-100
• Villani, P. See Gabriele, S., Publ. 271, 45-50
• Webster, P. See Vetere Arellano, A.L., Publ. 271, 93-100
• Yu, H. See Yuanfang, C., Publ. 271, 263-270
• Yuanfang, C., Yu, H., Van Gelder, P. & Zhigui, S. Study of parameter estimation methods for Pearson-III distribution in flood frequency analysis, Publ. 271, 263-270
• Zhigui, S. See Yuanfang, C., Publ. 271, 263-270