The book provides a review of the most relevant topics on the booming discipline of palaeohydrology and focuses on previous extreme events like exceptional floods and droughts. Reviews written by leading experts of their fields are combined with selected key studies and presentations on up-to-day methodical and conceptional topics as a perspective for further research. Consequently, the compilation provides an excellent review on the state of the art of numerous relevant topics of palaeohydrology and acts as unique introduction for early career scientists and scientists of different disciplines working on hydrological extreme events, both in basic research and applied aspects.

Provides a comprehensive updated review of the different topics investigated by palaeohydrology Applies a multidisciplinary approach including methods from geosciences and archaeological/historical background Combines general theory and description of key examples in a single book Presents an ideal introduction into the topic and discipline of palaeohydrology

Inhalt
Part A: Studies with temporal focus.- Ch.1 Global megaflood paleohydrology.- Ch.2 Flooding northern Germany: impacts and magnitudes of Middle Pleistocene glacial lake-outburst floods.- Ch.3 Outburst flood from Möhne Reservoir in May 1943 after aerial bombing.- Part B: Studies with regional focus.- Ch.4 Droughts in historical times in Europe, as derived from documentary evidence.- Ch.5 Geomorphological and geoarchaeological evidence of the Medieval deluge in the Tagliamento River (NE Italy).- Ch.6 Inverted channels in the eastern Sahara distribution, formation, and interpretation to enable reconstruction of paleodrainage networks.- Ch.7 Noah's Flood probing an ancient narrative using geoscience.- Part C: Studies with methodical and technical topics.- Ch.8 Luminescence dating in fluvial settings: overcoming the challenge of partial bleaching.- Ch.9 Large palaeomeanders in Europe: distribution, formation process, age, environments and significance.- Ch.10 Palaeostage indicators in rivers - an illustrated review.- Ch.11 High-resolution sedimentary paleoflood records in alluvial river environments - a review of recent methodological advances and application to flood hazard assessment.