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23 Oct 2019
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| 23 Oct 2019
Extremeness of recent drought events in Switzerland: dependence on variable and return period choice
Manuela I. Brunner
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Hydrology and Mass Movements, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf ZH, Switzerland
Katharina Liechti
Hydrology and Mass Movements, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf ZH, Switzerland
Massimiliano Zappa
Hydrology and Mass Movements, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf ZH, Switzerland
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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.
The 2018 drought event had severe ecological, economic, and social impacts. How extreme was it...
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