The article is based on materials of a scientific project, realized by Byelorussian and Ukrainian ethnologists. During the elaboration of this project the main attention was paid to revelation of basic tendencies and factors of the ethnocultural processes at the frontier of Byelorussia and Ukraine

Bunnik, F.P.M.

Middelkoop, H.

Molenaar, M.M. de

Toonen, W.H.J.

Assessment of the magnitude of design discharges (floods with an expected recurrence of 1/1250-yr) requires

knowledge on the frequency and magnitude of extreme events. The current estimate of the size of the design

flood for the Lower Rhine is based on the discharge record of the last 100 years, but it is improbable that its

extrapolation is optimal for prediction of the magnitude of extreme events, as larger floods than those in the

observational records have not been measured. Reconstructing palaeoflood magnitudes and frequencies from

sedimentary records may provide insight in the potential maximum magnitude of extreme Rhine discharges. This

helps to improve the determination of the design discharge with a reduced uncertainty, especially for extreme

values

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Palaeoflood extremes of the Lower Rhine

Assessment of the magnitude of design discharges (floods with an expected recurrence of 1/1250-yr) requires
knowledge on the frequency and magnitude of extreme events. The current estimate of the size of the design
flood for the Lower Rhine is based on the discharge record of the last 100 years, but it is improbable that its
extrapolation is optimal for prediction of the magnitude of extreme events, as larger floods than those in the
observational records have not been measured. Reconstructing palaeoflood magnitudes and frequencies from
sedimentary records may provide insight in the potential maximum magnitude of extreme Rhine discharges. This
helps to improve the determination of the design discharge with a reduced uncertainty, especially for extreme
values

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Касперович, Г.

Наукова електронна бібліотека періодичних видань НАН України (Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine)