Large-scale analysis of changing frequencies of rain-on-snow events with flood-generation potential

In January 2011 a rain-on-snow (RoS) event caused floods in the major river basins in central Europe, i.e. the Rhine, Danube, Weser, Elbe, Oder, and Ems. This event prompted the questions of how to define a RoS event and whether those events have become more frequent. Based on the flood of January 2...

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Main Authors: D. Freudiger, I. Kohn, K. Stahl, M. Weiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-07-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/2695/2014/hess-18-2695-2014.pdf