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Composition of the driftwood of the floods from August 19 to 23, 2005 in SwitzerlandIntroduction
During the floods in August 2005 in Switzerland, many villages encounter problems not only because of a high water flow, but also because of large amounts of driftwood. Therefore the question of the origin and the formation of the driftwood arised. Project aimsThe project aims at gathering information about the origin of the driftwood and the processes that were involved in its formation. Therefore, the driftwood was examined in respect of
MethodsAfter consultation of the cantons, the survey started after the end of the heavy rains. The survey was done in the following reagions: Berner Oberland, Entlebuch, Emmental, Obwalden, Prättigau. ResultsThe first results show that the majority of the drift wood was of natural origin. The proportion of construction- or fire-wood was less than 20% at most sites. A large variation was found in the partition of fresh wood. At some sites, only 10% of the natural wood was fresh at others more than 90%. Publications
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