Articles | Volume 18, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2717-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2717-2018
Research article
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23 Oct 2018
Research article |  | 23 Oct 2018

Reconstruction and simulation of an extreme flood event in the Lago Maggiore catchment in 1868

Peter Stucki, Moritz Bandhauer, Ulla Heikkilä, Ole Rössler, Massimiliano Zappa, Lucas Pfister, Melanie Salvisberg, Paul Froidevaux, Olivia Martius, Luca Panziera, and Stefan Brönnimann

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (31 Jul 2018) by Joaquim G. Pinto
AR by Peter Stucki on behalf of the Authors (07 Aug 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Aug 2018) by Joaquim G. Pinto
RR by Andrea Buzzi (07 Sep 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (26 Sep 2018)
ED: Publish as is (26 Sep 2018) by Joaquim G. Pinto
AR by Peter Stucki on behalf of the Authors (26 Sep 2018)
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Short summary
A catastrophic flood south of the Alps in 1868 is assessed using documents and the earliest example of high-resolution weather simulation. Simulated weather dynamics agree well with observations and damage reports. Simulated peak water levels are biased. Low forest cover did not cause the flood, but such a paradigm was used to justify afforestation. Supported by historical methods, such numerical simulations allow weather events from past centuries to be used for modern hazard and risk analyses.
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