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A comparative survey of the impacts of extreme rainfall in two international case studies
Matthieu Spekkers
Delft University of Technology, Department of Water Management, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands
German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 5.4 Hydrology, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Annegret Thieken
University of Potsdam, Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24–25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
Marie-Claire ten Veldhuis
Delft University of Technology, Department of Water Management, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands
Heidi Kreibich
German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 5.4 Hydrology, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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