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Comprehensive space–time hydrometeorological simulations for estimating very rare floods at multiple sites in a large river basin
Daniel Viviroli
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Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Anna E. Sikorska-Senoner
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Guillaume Evin
Université Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, UR ETNA, Grenoble, France
Maria Staudinger
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Martina Kauzlaric
Mobiliar Lab for Natural Risks, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern,
Bern, Switzerland
Jérémy Chardon
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE,
Grenoble, France
Anne-Catherine Favre
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE,
Grenoble, France
Benoit Hingray
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE,
Grenoble, France
Gilles Nicolet
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE,
Grenoble, France
Damien Raynaud
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE,
Grenoble, France
Jan Seibert
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Rolf Weingartner
Mobiliar Lab for Natural Risks, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern,
Bern, Switzerland
Calvin Whealton
Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
now at: Booz Allen Hamilton, Lexington Park, Maryland, United States
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This paper is very relevant for science but also society: the paper presents an approach for estimating rare to very rare floods at multiple sites in a large river basin. Compared to statistical approaches based on streamflow observations, the Continuous Simulation (CS) approach has substantial advantages in that it explicitly considers important processes of flood generation such as soil moisture, snow accumulation and snowmelt, and in addition can implement lake regulation, dam operation as well as lake and floodplain retention
This paper is very relevant for science but also society: the paper presents an approach for...
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Estimating the magnitude of rare to very rare floods is a challenging task due to a lack of sufficiently long observations. The challenge is even greater in large river basins, where precipitation patterns and amounts differ considerably between individual events and floods from different parts of the basin coincide. We show that a hydrometeorological model chain can provide plausible estimates in this setting and can thus inform flood risk and safety assessments for critical infrastructure.
Estimating the magnitude of rare to very rare floods is a challenging task due to a lack of...
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