Convener: Sivan Isaacson, Dead Sea and Arava Center, and Elli Groner, Dead Sea And Arava Center
Flash floods in semi-arid, arid and hyper-arid regions have their own characteristics such as, infrequency, short duration, high variability in space and time and unpredictability. Flow events and flash floods in arid regions impact varying aspects such as ecology, agriculture, infrastructure, property and may even threaten lives, the need to understand floods mechanisms in those areas is of great importance. This session will cover diverse topics related to flash floods in arid regions such as: remote sensing, paleohydrology, sediment transportation and more.