The impact of hydrological model structure  on the simulation of extreme runoff events

van Kempen, Gijs; van der Wiel, Karin; Melsen, Lieke Anna

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-961-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 3

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 961–976, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-961-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 961–976, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-961-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 3

Research article 12 Mar 2021

Research article | 12 Mar 2021

The impact of hydrological model structure on the simulation of extreme runoff events

Gijs van Kempen et al.

Model code and software

Meteorological forcing, and corresponding hydrological model input and output used in the paper: The impact of hydrological model structure on the simulation of extreme runoff events G. van Kempen, L. A. (L.) Melsen, and K. van der Wiel https://doi.org/10.4121/13562270.v2

Short summary

In this study, we combine climate model results with a hydrological model to investigate uncertainties in flood and drought risk. With the climate model, 2000 years of current climate was created. The hydrological model consisted of several building blocks that we could adapt. In this way, we could investigate the effect of these hydrological building blocks on high- and low-flow risk in four different climate zones with return periods of up to 500 years.