Articles | Volume 23, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3585-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3585-2023
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23 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 23 Nov 2023

A new European coastal flood database for low–medium intensity events

Marine Le Gal, Tomás Fernández-Montblanc, Enrico Duo, Juan Montes Perez, Paulo Cabrita, Paola Souto Ceccon, Véra Gastal, Paolo Ciavola, and Clara Armaroli

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ECFAS Pan-EU Flood Catalogue, D5.4 – Pan-EU flood maps catalogue - ECFAS project (GA 101004211), https://www.ecfas.eu/ (1.3) [Data set] M. Le Gal, T. Fernández Montblanc, J. Montes Pérez, E. Duo, P. E. Souto Ceccon, P. Cabrita, and P. Ciavola https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7488978

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Assessing coastal hazards is crucial to mitigate flooding disasters. In this regard, coastal flood databases are valuable tools. This paper describes a new coastal flood map catalogue covering the entire European coastline, as well as the methodology to build it and its accuracy. The catalogue focuses on frequent extreme events and relies on synthetic scenarios estimated from local storm conditions. Flood-prone areas and regions sensitive to storm duration and water level peak were identified.
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