Rainfall Threshold for Flash Flood Warning Based on Model Output of Soil Moisture: Case Study Wernersbach, Germany

Convective rainfall can cause dangerous flash floods within less than six hours. Thus, simple approaches are required for issuing quick warnings. The flash flood guidance (FFG) approach pre-calculates rainfall levels (thresholds) potentially causing critical water levels for a specific catchment. Af...

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Main Authors: Thanh Thi Luong, Judith Pöschmann, Rico Kronenberg, Christian Bernhofer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/8/1061