Historical and recent floods in the Czech Republic: causes, sezonality, trends, impacts

Name of the project: GA205/03/Z016 Historical and recent floods in the Czech Republic: causes, sezonality, trends, impacts

Provider: Czech Science Foundation

Duration: 2003

Applicant: Prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc. (Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Geography)

Joint applicants: RNDr. Radim Tolasz (Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Praha),
PhDr. Oldřich Kotyza (Regional Museum of Litoměřice)

Characteristics of the project:

The creation of database of historical and recent floods on the territory of the Czech Republic in the period 1500-2002 based on measured discharge rates and historical documentary sources from the period before the beginning of regular hydrological measurements.