DREYFUS , Raphaëlle

Study region: eastern part of the French Mediterranean coastal area. Study focus: This work focuses on the heavy precipitation events that have affected the eastern part of the French Mediterranean coastal area over the last decade and the river discharges associated with these events. The aim is to make a throughout analysis of the...

Plusieurs épisodes pluvieux particulièrement intenses se sont succédés sur le département des Alpes-Maritimes depuis quelques années, impactant différents bassins versants par le ruissellement et le débordement soudain de cours d'eau. Les conséquences associées sont des dégâts colossaux (plusieurs dizaines de décès et des centaines de millions...

Plusieurs épisodes pluvieux particulièrement intenses se sont succédés sur les Alpes-Maritimes depuis quelques années, impactant différents bassins versants par le ruissellement et le débordement soudain de cours d'eau. Les dégâts associés sont colossaux (plusieurs dizaines de décès et des centaines de millions d'euros de dégâts assurés). Si...

The French Riviera, located in the eastern part of the French Mediterranean coast, has experienced devastating flash floods during the last 10 years. Several of these floods were generated by local and very intense rainfall events, leading to significant material and human losses, especially on small coastal catchments, which often have sparse...

The exceptional rainfall on Oct. 2nd, 2020 on the Maritime Alps and on the Liguria regions have considerably modified the bed morphology of several rivers in the area. Far beyond the rather localized damages observed on the Tinée or on the Fora di Taggia rivers, the Roya and the Vésubie rivers endured exceptional active width widening (see...

The exceptional rainfall on Oct. 2nd, 2020 on the Maritime Alps and on the Liguria regions have considerably modified the bed morphology of several rivers in the area. Far beyond the rather localized damages observed on the Tinée or on the Fora di Taggia rivers, the Roya and the Vésubie rivers endured exceptional active width widening (see...

The exceptional rainfall on Oct. 2nd, 2020 on the Maritime Alps and on the Liguria regions have considerably modified the bed morphology of several rivers in the area. Far beyond the rather localized damages observed on the Tinée or on the Fora di Taggia rivers, the Roya and the Vésubie rivers endured exceptional active width widening (see...

The Alex storm caused particularly catastrophic floods in the Roya, Tinée and Vésubie valleys(south-eastern France) on 2 October 2020. This event will certainly serve as a reference for floodrisk management in the future and it is important to document it as far as possible, in order topreserve its memory and enable further studies. Different...

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