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Regional tropical cyclone impact functions for globally consistent risk assessments
Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092,
Switzerland
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss,
Zurich-Airport, 8058, Switzerland
Samuel Lüthi
Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092,
Switzerland
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss,
Zurich-Airport, 8058, Switzerland
David N. Bresch
Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092,
Switzerland
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss,
Zurich-Airport, 8058, Switzerland
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David N. Bresch and Gabriela Aznar-Siguan
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Asset damage caused by tropical cyclones is often computed based on impact functions mapping wind speed to damage. However, a lack of regional impact functions can lead to a substantial bias in tropical cyclone risk estimates. Here, we present regionally calibrated impact functions, as well as global risk estimates. Our results are relevant for researchers, model developers, and practitioners in the context of global risk assessments, climate change adaptation, and physical risk disclosure.
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