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What made the June 2013 flood in Germany an exceptional event? A hydro-meteorological evaluation |
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K. Schröter, M. Kunz, F. Elmer, B. Mühr, B. Merz |
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Englisch
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1027-5606
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In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ; 19, no. 1 ; Nr. 19, no. 1 (2015-01-16), S.309-327 |
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250120594
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hess-19-309-2015.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The summer flood of 2013 set a new record for large-scale floods in Germany
for at least the last 60 years. In this paper we analyse the key
hydro-meteorological factors using extreme value statistics as well as
aggregated severity indices. For the long-term classification of the recent
flood we draw comparisons to a set of past large-scale flood events in
Germany, notably the high-impact summer floods from August 2002 and July
1954. Our analysis shows that the combination of extreme initial wetness at
the national scale – caused by a pronounced precipitation anomaly in the
month of May 2013 – and strong, but not extraordinary event precipitation
were the key drivers for this exceptional flood event. This provides
additional insights into the importance of catchment wetness for high return
period floods on a large scale. The database compiled and the
methodological developments provide a consistent framework for the rapid
evaluation of future floods. |
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