Evaluation of AI-based seasonal weather ensembles as input for fluvial flood risk estimation: a case study over the Elbe basin

Ashcroft, John; Poulston, Alison; Koch, Marius; Ertl, Georg; Brown, Kirsty; Butler, James; Hammond, Anthony; Jordan, Owen; Warren, Sarah; Lamb, Rob; Young, Paul J.; Wood, David

doi:10.5194/nhess-26-3129-2026

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Evaluation of AI-based seasonal weather ensembles as input for fluvial flood risk estimation: a case study over the Elbe basin

John Ashcroft, Alison Poulston, Marius Koch, Georg Ertl, Kirsty Brown, James Butler, Anthony Hammond, Owen Jordan, Sarah Warren, Rob Lamb, Paul J. Young, and David Wood

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