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Articles | Volume 24, issue 11
Articles | Volume 24, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3841-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3841-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 24, issue 11
Brief communication
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11 Nov 2024
Brief communication |  | 11 Nov 2024

Brief communication: From modelling to reality – flood modelling gaps highlighted by a recent severe storm surge event along the German Baltic Sea coast

Joshua Kiesel, Claudia Wolff, and Marvin Lorenz

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In October 2023, one of the strongest storm surges on record hit the southwestern Baltic Sea coast, causing severe impacts in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, including dike failures. Recent studies on coastal flooding from the same region align well with the October 2023 surge, with differences in peak water levels of less than 30 cm. This rare coincidence is used to assess current capabilities and limitations of coastal flood modelling and derive key areas for future research.
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