Articles | Volume 20, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-3245-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-3245-2020
Research article
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01 Dec 2020
Research article |  | 01 Dec 2020

Comparison of estimates of global flood models for flood hazard and exposed gross domestic product: a China case study

Jerom P. M. Aerts, Steffi Uhlemann-Elmer, Dirk Eilander, and Philip J. Ward

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Flood hazard map comparison code Jerom Aerts https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4117688

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We compare and analyse flood hazard maps from eight global flood models that represent the current state of the global flood modelling community. We apply our comparison to China as a case study, and for the first time, we include industry models, pluvial flooding, and flood protection standards. We find substantial variability between the flood hazard maps in the modelled inundated area and exposed gross domestic product (GDP) across multiple return periods and in expected annual exposed GDP.
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