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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2653-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2653-2018
Research article
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18 Oct 2018
Research article |  | 18 Oct 2018

Convection-permitting regional climate simulations for representing floods in small- and medium-sized catchments in the Eastern Alps

Christian Reszler, Matthew Blaise Switanek, and Heimo Truhetz

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Small-scale floods are a consequence of high rainfall rates in small areas that can occur along frontal activity and convective storms. This situation is expected to become more severe due to a warming climate. This study shows the test of fine-gridded (~ 3 km spacing) climate models combined with error-correction techniques for flood modelling in small- and medium-sized catchments. Results are promising, but further research is needed so these models can be applied in climate change studies.
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