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DOI | 10.1002/joc.5701 |
The October 1891 Cartago (Costa Rica) floods from documentary sources and 20CR data | |
Amador, Jorge A.1,2; Anderson, Maria J.2; Calderon, Blanca2; Pribyl, Kathleen3 | |
2018-11-15 | |
发表期刊 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
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ISSN | 0899-8418 |
EISSN | 1097-0088 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 38期号:13页码:4830-4845 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Costa Rica; England |
英文摘要 | This work comes to fill a fundamental gap in the history of Central American extreme climatic events by putting together qualitative and quantitative historical data and reanalysis information (the 20CR project) for the reconstruction of meteorological events associated with the floods that destroyed Cartago City in Costa Rica on October 27, 1891. This is a case study of a devastating 19th-century disaster with profound social repercussions. Accounts, original historical documents, artistic depictions, instrumental data and photographs of the floods provide enough evidence of the severity of the meteorological system and the social dimension of the disaster. The historical information details the continuous rains, as well as the area covered by mud, trees and big rocks in the Cartago Valley due to the Reventado River flooding. Based on the above sources, the destruction of houses, roads and civil infrastructure is described, and the meteorological conditions of the period are analysed. By using documentary, instrumental and 20CR data, the potential direct or indirect effects of some tropical atmospheric systems were studied for the period October 22-29, 1891. Results indicate that the most probable cause of the rains and floods was a Caribbean temporal, a system that strikes the region frequently. This phenomenon, according to 20CR data, was modulated by a high-pressure system over the Gulf of Mexico and brought abundant moisture and high winds to the region. Two women and three children were officially confirmed to have died; however, other sources imply many more victims and disappearances. The interventions by the government and local people were crucial for the restoration of the flooded part of Cartago City from the tragedy. The rains and floods left more than 120 seriously damaged or destroyed houses, and severe economic losses equivalent to potentially much more than 49 MM U.S. dollars. |
英文关键词 | temporales 20CR data Cartago floods extreme events historical climatology societal impacts |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000450222100011 |
WOS关键词 | CENTRAL-AMERICA ; CLIMATE ; PACIFIC ; VARIABILITY ; ATLANTIC ; BASIN |
WOS类目 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/37414 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Costa Rica, Sch Phys, San Jose, Costa Rica; 2.Univ Costa Rica, Ctr Geophys Res, San Jose 11501, Costa Rica; 3.Univ East Anglia, Sch Environm Sci, Climat Res Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Amador, Jorge A.,Anderson, Maria J.,Calderon, Blanca,et al. The October 1891 Cartago (Costa Rica) floods from documentary sources and 20CR data[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY,2018,38(13):4830-4845. |
APA | Amador, Jorge A.,Anderson, Maria J.,Calderon, Blanca,&Pribyl, Kathleen.(2018).The October 1891 Cartago (Costa Rica) floods from documentary sources and 20CR data.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY,38(13),4830-4845. |
MLA | Amador, Jorge A.,et al."The October 1891 Cartago (Costa Rica) floods from documentary sources and 20CR data".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY 38.13(2018):4830-4845. |
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