Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-247-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-247-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
Research article
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16 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 16 Jan 2025

The role of antecedent conditions in translating precipitation events into extreme floods at the catchment scale and in a large-basin context

Maria Staudinger, Martina Kauzlaric, Alexandre Mas, Guillaume Evin, Benoit Hingray, and Daniel Viviroli

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Various combinations of antecedent conditions and precipitation result in floods of varying degrees. Antecedent conditions played a crucial role in generating even large ones. The key predictors and spatial patterns of antecedent conditions leading to flooding at the basin's outlet were distinct. Precipitation and soil moisture from almost all sub-catchments were important for more frequent floods. For rarer events, only the predictors of specific sub-catchments were important.
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