GIS-Based Geomorphological Map of the Calore River Floodplain Near Benevento (Southern Italy) Overflooded by the 15th October 2015 Event
Abstract
1. Introduction
Study Area
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. The 15 October 2015 Event: A Brief Outline
3.2. The GIS-Based Geomorphological Map
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Type | Producer | Scale | Scanning Resolution (dpi) | Pixel Size (m) | Positional Error (m) |
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1870 | HM | IGMI | 1:50,000 | 300 | 5.4 | 35 |
1909 | HM | IGMI | 1:50,000 | 600 | 4.0 | 29 |
1936 | HM | IGMI | 1:50,000 | 300 | 5.0 | 31 |
1955 | TM | IGMI | 1:25,000 | 1200 | 2.3 | 16 |
1998 | O | Campania Region | 1:10,000 | - | 2.0 | 4 |
2011 | O | Campania Region | 1:5000 | - | 0.5 | - |
Station | Latitude Longitude | Total Rainfall (mm) | Mean Rainfall (mm/h) | Intensity Peak (mm/10 min) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Benevento | 41.142000 14.762417 | 140.6 | 28.1 | 13.8 |
Benevento Meteo | 41.115056 14.825028 | 90.8 | 18.2 | 14.2 |
Ponte Valentino | 41.141667 14.836028 | 107.6 | 21.5 | 9.6 |
Paduli | 41.148222 14.834806 | 123.6 | 24.7 | 11.6 |
Pago Veiano | 14.259833 14.897611 | 183.6 | 36.7 | 14.8 |
Order | Period of Formation | Mean Altitude (m a.s.l.) | No. of Remnants | Total Area (km2) | Terraced Area (%) | Study Area (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | pre-1870 | 125.8 | 13 | 4.17 | 77.1 | 33.6 |
II | 1870–1909 | 123.6 | 8 | 0.16 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
III | 1909–1936 | 121.1 | 12 | 0.21 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
IV | 1936–1955 | 119.1 | 42 | 0.73 | 13.5 | 5.9 |
V | 1955–1998 | 117.0 | 18 | 0.14 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
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Magliulo, P.; Valente, A. GIS-Based Geomorphological Map of the Calore River Floodplain Near Benevento (Southern Italy) Overflooded by the 15th October 2015 Event. Water 2020, 12, 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010148
Magliulo P, Valente A. GIS-Based Geomorphological Map of the Calore River Floodplain Near Benevento (Southern Italy) Overflooded by the 15th October 2015 Event. Water. 2020; 12(1):148. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010148
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagliulo, Paolo, and Alessio Valente. 2020. "GIS-Based Geomorphological Map of the Calore River Floodplain Near Benevento (Southern Italy) Overflooded by the 15th October 2015 Event" Water 12, no. 1: 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010148
APA StyleMagliulo, P., & Valente, A. (2020). GIS-Based Geomorphological Map of the Calore River Floodplain Near Benevento (Southern Italy) Overflooded by the 15th October 2015 Event. Water, 12(1), 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010148