Extremeness of recent drought events in Switzerland: dependence on variable and return period choice

Brunner, Manuela I.; Liechti, Katharina; Zappa, Massimiliano

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2311-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2311-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2311-2019

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Articles | Volume 19, issue 10

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23 Oct 2019

Research article |

| 23 Oct 2019

Extremeness of recent drought events in Switzerland: dependence on variable and return period choice

Manuela I. Brunner, Katharina Liechti, and Massimiliano Zappa

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RC1: 'Just a few comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 08 Aug 2019
- AC1: 'response to reviewer 1', Manuela Irene Brunner, 12 Sep 2019
RC2: '1st Review of nhess-2019-216', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Sep 2019
- AC2: 'response to reviewer 2', Manuela Irene Brunner, 12 Sep 2019

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ED: Publish as is (13 Sep 2019) by Athanasios Loukas

AR by Manuela Irene Brunner on behalf of the Authors (23 Sep 2019)

Short summary

The 2018 drought event had severe ecological, economic, and social impacts. How extreme was it in Switzerland? We addressed this question by looking at different types of drought, including meteorological, hydrological, agricultural, and groundwater drought, and at the two characteristics deficit and deficit duration. The return period estimates depended on the region, variable, and return period considered.