Changes in the flood hazard in Germany through changing frequency and persistence of circulation patterns

The link between trends in circulation patterns and trends in the flood magnitude is studied for 122 meso-scale catchments in Germany for a period of 52 years (1951–2002). Flood trends, significant at the 10% level, are detected for a large number of catchments. The catchments are pooled into three...

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Main Authors: T. Petrow, J. Zimmer, B. Merz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-08-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/1409/2009/nhess-9-1409-2009.pdf