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Disastrous flashflood in the Western Caucasus in July 2012: Causes and consequences

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The results of field studies in the areas of the Krasnodar krai affected by the flood of July 6–7, 2012, are discussed. Geomorphological, chronological, and hydrological analysis of the disastrous flashflood is carried out.

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  1. Southern Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Chekhova 41, Rostov-on-Don, 344006, Russia

    G. G. Matishov & I. V. Sheverdyaev

  2. Institute of Arid Zones, Southern Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Chekhova 41, Rostov-on-Don, 344006, Russia

    A. V. Kleshchenkov

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Original Russian Text © G.G. Matishov, A.V. Kleshchenkov, I.V. Sheverdyaev, 2014, published in Geoekologiya. Inzhenernaya Geologiya. Gidrogeologiya. Geokriologiya, 2014, No. 4, pp. 291–303.

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Matishov, G.G., Kleshchenkov, A.V. & Sheverdyaev, I.V. Disastrous flashflood in the Western Caucasus in July 2012: Causes and consequences. Water Resour 42, 932–943 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807815070064

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