Management information
Title: Sedimentary morphodynamic and Paleohydrology applied to fluvial systems management (Tarquín)
Code: Action 20223TE003 MITERD-DGA (3157 COD IGME)
Initial date: 7 de July de 2022
Ending date: 7 de December de 2023
Funding: 70000 €
E-mail: andres.diez@igme.es
Project web page: https://inundacion.es/tarquin/
Project description
Tarquín seeks to contribute to methodological development on fluvial morphodynamics and collect the published information about palaeofloods in Spain.
The Tarquín Project has three main actions:
- Coordination of research equipment and sedimentary morphodynamic technicians in Spain, and organization of joint activities, such as days, workshops and discussion forums.
- Analysis and validation of the methodological proposal for the elaboration of cartographies of the morphosedimentary state of the river category water in Spain, prepared by the General Directorate of Water.
- Creation and maintenance of the Georeferenced PaleoRiada Database, with paleohydrological information of flashfloods and floods published in Spain. This three actions seek to contribute to the development of methodologies and analysis on fluvial morphodynamics and paleohydrology applied to river management.
Targets
The constitution of a network of research groups, management agencies and specialized technical teams may facilitate collaborations and improve knowledge about fluvial morphodynamics and its application in decision -making related to sediment management in Spanish rivers. Building a palaeofloods database will create a much broader temporal window for the analysis of events with high return periods. In the future Spain will be able to count on maps of the morphodynamic state of the rivers by sedimentary incision or agradation (MEMoRIAS).
Activities
WORK PACKAGE 1.1
Coordination of research and technical equipment in sedimentary morphodynamics in Spain
Tarquín seeks to contribute to methodological development on fluvial morphodynamics and collect the published information about palaeofloods in Spain.
Search for equipment and people who conduct research on river sedimentary morphodynamics in Spain. Creation and coordination of a scientific-technical network on fluvial morphodynamics (REDCEMOS). Collection and content proposal for a web page with the network information and its activities.
WORK PACKAGE 1.2
Performing joint activities with the scientific-technical network of sedimentary morphodynamics formed within the framework of the project
TARQUÍN seeks to contribute to methodological development on fluvial morphodynamics and collect the published information about palaeofloods in Spain.
Program design and content for a technical conferences on: sediment sampling and transport techniques; Morphodynamic Field Analysis; and solutions for mitigation. Dissemination of the event within scientific, technical groups and organizations related to the management of the fluvial environment. Management of postulated scientific-technical communications.
WORK PACKAGE 2.1
Analysis and validation of the methodological proposal for the elaboration of cartographies of the morphosedimentary state of the river in Spain prepared by the General Directorate of Water (DGA)
TARQUÍN seeks to contribute to methodological development on fluvial morphodynamics and collect the published information about palaeofloods in Spain.
Content review of the methodological proposal and analysis of their strengths and weaknesses. Proposals to improve the methodology and recommendations for its implementation in different river contexts and scenarios.
WORK PACKAGE 2.2
Application of the diachronic method for the elaboration of maps of the Morphodynamic State of the rivers by sedimentary incision or agradation (MEMoRIAS)
TARQUÍN seeks to contribute to methodological development on fluvial morphodynamics and collect the published information about palaeofloods in Spain.
Application of a diachronic methodological approach in a pilot basin, to evaluate the sedimentary state of its main channel and detect changes in erosion and sedimentation at a stretch scale.
WORK PACKAGE 3
Creation and maintenance of the Georeferential Palaeofloods Database of Spain (PaleoRiada)
TARQUÍN seeks to contribute to methodological development on fluvial morphodynamics and collect the published information about palaeofloods in Spain.
Creation of the alfanúmeric and spatial layers that make up the PaleoRiada database, based on the paleohydrological information of flash floods and floods published in Spain. Creation of a public digital scenario for the database consultation.
