Articles | Volume 26, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-391-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-391-2026
Research article
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22 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 22 Jan 2026

Assessing the spatial correlation of potential compound flooding in the United States

Huazhi Li, Robert A. Jane, Dirk Eilander, Alejandra R. Enríquez, Toon Haer, and Philip J. Ward

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10,000 years of spatially joint events of extreme sea levels and river discharges in the U.S. Huazhi Li https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15728000

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Scripts for 'Assessing the spatial correlation of potential compound flooding in the United States' Huazhi Li https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17464793

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We assess the likelihood of widespread compound flooding along the U.S. coastline. Using a large set of generated plausible events preserving observed dependence, we find that nearly half of compound floods on the West coast affect multiple sites. Such events are rarer on the East coast while most compound events affect single sites on the Gulf coast. Our results underscore the importance of including spatial dependence in compound flood risk assessment and can help in better risk management.
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