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07 Dec 2015
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Epistemic uncertainties and natural hazard risk assessment – Part 1: A review of the issues
Abstract. Uncertainties in natural hazard risk assessment are generally dominated by the sources arising from lack of knowledge or understanding of the processes involved. There is a lack of knowledge about frequencies, process representations, parameters, present and future boundary conditions, consequences and impacts, and the meaning of observations in evaluating simulation models. These are the epistemic uncertainties that can be difficult to constrain, especially in terms of event or scenario probabilities, even as elicited probabilities rationalized on the basis of expert judgements. This paper reviews the issues raised by trying to quantify the effects of epistemic uncertainties. Such scientific uncertainties might have significant influence on decisions that are made for risk management, so it is important to communicate the meaning of an uncertainty estimate and to provide an audit trail of the assumptions on which it is based. Some suggestions for good practice in doing so are made.
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How to cite. Beven, K. J., Aspinall, W. P., Bates, P. D., Borgomeo, E., Goda, K., Hall, J. W., Page, T., Phillips, J. C., Rougier, J. T., Simpson, M., Stephenson, D. B., Smith, P. J., Wagener, T., and Watson, M.: Epistemic uncertainties and natural hazard risk assessment – Part 1: A review of the issues, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 3, 7333–7377, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhessd-3-7333-2015, 2015.
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RC C2527: 'Epistemic uncertainties and natural hazard risk assessment. 1. A review of the issues', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Dec 2015
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RC C3275: 'Review report', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Mar 2016
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EC C3408: 'Editorial comment', Richard Chandler, 24 May 2016
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AC C3437: 'Response to Referees' Comments', Keith Beven, 31 Jul 2016
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Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
W. P. Aspinall
School of Earth Sciences, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
P. D. Bates
School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
E. Borgomeo
Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, Oxford , UK
Department of Civil Engineering, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
J. W. Hall
Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, Oxford , UK
T. Page
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
J. C. Phillips
School of Earth Sciences, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
J. T. Rougier
School of Mathematics, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
M. Simpson
Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, Oxford , UK
D. B. Stephenson
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Exeter University, Exeter, UK
P. J. Smith
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
T. Wagener
Department of Civil Engineering, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
M. Watson
School of Earth Sciences, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
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Uncertainties in natural hazard risk assessment are generally dominated by the sources arising from lack of knowledge or understanding of the processes involved. This is Part 1 of 2 papers reviewing these epistemic uncertainties that can be difficult to constrain, especially in terms of event or scenario probabilities. It is based on the work of the CREDIBLE research consortium on Risk and Uncertainty in Natural Hazards.
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