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Descriptor English: Floods
Descriptor Spanish: Inundaciones
Descriptor inundaciones
Entry term(s) avenida (hidrología)
crecida
crecida repentina
crecidas
desbordamientos
inundaciones catastróficas
inundación anual
inundación catastrófica
propagación de la onda de inundación
riadas
Scope note: Fenómenos de inicio súbito relacionados con el agua, que suceden a distintas velocidades. Entre estos fenómenos se encuentran los aluviones, las riadas estacionales y las inundaciones costeras, asociadas a TORMENTAS CICLÓNICAS, a OLAS DE MAREA y al oleaje tormentoso.
Descriptor Portuguese: Inundações
Descriptor French: Inondations
Entry term(s): Annual Flood
Catastrophic Flooding
Catastrophic Floodings
Flash Flood
Flood
Flood Routing
Flooding, Catastrophic
Floodings, Catastrophic
High Water
High-Water
Maximum Rise in Water Level
Maximum Water Level
Reservoir Routing
Routing
Tree number(s): G16.500.175.812
N06.230.100.230.250
SP4.606.377.166.708.365
SP8.380.460.605.614
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055868
Scope note: Sudden onset water phenomena with different speed of occurrence. These include flash floods, seasonal river floods, and coastal floods, associated with CYCLONIC STORMS; TIDALWAVES; and storm surges.
Annotation: coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent; specify geographic location
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
HI history
MO mortality
PC prevention & control
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Disasters (1972-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see NATURAL DISASTERS 1982-2008
History Note: 2009; use DISASTERS 1982-2008
Related: Alluvium DeCS
Flood Control DeCS
Hydrometeorology DeCS
Surface Runoff DeCS
DeCS ID: 53352
Unique ID: D055868
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Floods - Preferred
Concept UI M0014522
Scope note Sudden onset water phenomena with different speed of occurrence. These include flash floods, seasonal river floods, and coastal floods, associated with CYCLONIC STORMS; TIDALWAVES; and storm surges.
Preferred term Floods
Entry term(s) Annual Flood
Flash Flood
Flood
Flood Routing
High Water
High-Water
Maximum Rise in Water Level
Maximum Water Level
Reservoir Routing
Routing
Flooding, Catastrophic - Narrower
Concept UI M0523754
Preferred term Flooding, Catastrophic
Entry term(s) Catastrophic Flooding
Catastrophic Floodings
Floodings, Catastrophic



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