Articles | Volume 22, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-1371-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-1371-2022
Research article
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19 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 19 Apr 2022

A performance-based approach to quantify atmospheric river flood risk

Corinne Bowers, Katherine A. Serafin, and Jack Baker

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on nhess-2021-337', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Dec 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Corinne Bowers, 03 Mar 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on nhess-2021-337', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jan 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Corinne Bowers, 03 Mar 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish as is (08 Mar 2022) by Olga Petrucci
AR by Corinne Bowers on behalf of the Authors (15 Mar 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) cause significant flooding on the US west coast. We present a new Performance-based Atmospheric River Risk Analysis (PARRA) framework that connects models of atmospheric forcings, hydrologic impacts, and economic consequences to better estimate losses from AR-induced river flooding. We apply the PARRA framework to a case study in Sonoma County, CA, USA, and show that the framework can quantify the potential benefit of flood mitigation actions such as home elevation.
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