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Research article
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13 Jul 2021
Research article |
| 13 Jul 2021
| 13 Jul 2021
Spatiotemporal clustering of flash floods in a changing climate (China, 1950–2015)
Nan Wang
State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information Systems, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Luigi Lombardo
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, AE 7500, the Netherlands
Marj Tonini
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information Systems, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographic Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, 210023, China
Collaborative Innovation Center of South China Sea Studies, Nanjing, 210093, China
Liang Guo
Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the MWR, Beijing, 100038, China
State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China
Junnan Xiong
State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information Systems, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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Short summary
This study exploits 66 years of flash flood disasters across China.
The conclusions are as follows. The clustering procedure highlights distinct spatial and temporal patterns of flash flood disasters at different scales. There are distinguished seasonal, yearly and even long-term persistent flash flood behaviors of flash flood disasters. Finally, the decreased duration of clusters in the recent period indicates a possible activation induced by short-duration extreme rainfall events.
This study exploits 66 years of flash flood disasters across China.
The conclusions are as...
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