Shifts in flood generation processes exacerbate regional flood anomalies in Europe

Larisa Tarasova; David Lun; Ralf Merz; Günter Blöschl; Stefano Basso; Miriam Bertola; Arianna Miniussi; Oldrich Rakovec; Luis Samaniego; Stephan Thober; Rohini Kumar

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00714-8

Communications Earth & Environment (Feb 2023)

Shifts in flood generation processes exacerbate regional flood anomalies in Europe

Larisa Tarasova,
David Lun,
Ralf Merz,
Günter Blöschl,
Stefano Basso,
Miriam Bertola,
Arianna Miniussi,
Oldrich Rakovec,
Luis Samaniego,
Stephan Thober,
Rohini Kumar

Affiliations

Larisa Tarasova: Department Catchment Hydrology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
David Lun: Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Vienna University of Technology
Ralf Merz: Department Catchment Hydrology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
Günter Blöschl: Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Vienna University of Technology
Stefano Basso: Department Catchment Hydrology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
Miriam Bertola: Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Vienna University of Technology
Arianna Miniussi: Department Catchment Hydrology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
Oldrich Rakovec: Department Computational Hydrosystems, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
Luis Samaniego: Department Computational Hydrosystems, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
Stephan Thober: Department Computational Hydrosystems, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
Rohini Kumar: Department Computational Hydrosystems, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00714-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Changes in the processes that can generate floods, such as rain falling on wet rather than dry soil, affect the occurrence of regional floods more than changes in extreme rainfall, according to an analysis of flood anomalies observed in Europe combined with a flood process typology.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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