Visualisation of historical flood and drought information (1100-1940) for the middle reaches of the Yangtze River valley

摘要

The database used in this publication consists of 900 columns and 90 rows. It includes historical information which were categorised into indexes according to the dimension of the event (e.g. extreme flood, flood, drought, long-lasting rain, no rain), the point of time, and the timeframe of the incidents. The research area covers counties in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River Valley for which local chronicles as described are available. The time span covers a period of 840 years (from 1100 to 1940).