Seasonal impact-based mapping of compound hazards
Impact-based, seasonal mapping of compound hazards is proposed. It is pragmatic, identifies phenomena to drive the research agenda, produces outputs relevant to stakeholders, and could be applied to many hazards globally. Illustratively, flooding and wind damage can co-occur, worsening their joint i...
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| description | Impact-based, seasonal mapping of compound hazards is proposed. It is pragmatic, identifies phenomena to drive the research agenda, produces outputs relevant to stakeholders, and could be applied to many hazards globally. Illustratively, flooding and wind damage can co-occur, worsening their joint impact, yet where wet and windy seasons combine has not yet been systematically mapped. Here, seasonal impact-based proxies for wintertime flooding and extreme wind are used to map, at 1° × 1° resolution, the association between these hazards across Europe within 600 years as realized in seasonal hindcast data. Paired areas of enhanced-suppressed correlation are identified (Scotland, Norway), and are shown to be created by orographically-enhanced rainfall (or shelter) from prevailing westerly storms. As the hazard metrics used are calibrated to losses, the maps are indicative of the potential for damage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a828dd6bde2041488719240300ef050e2023-08-09T14:57:27ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262020-01-01151111401310.1088/1748-9326/abbc3dSeasonal impact-based mapping of compound hazardsJ K Hillier0R S Dixon1Geography, Loughborough University , LE11 3TU, United KingdomDepartment of Meteorology, University of Reading , RG6 6BG, United KingdomImpact-based, seasonal mapping of compound hazards is proposed. It is pragmatic, identifies phenomena to drive the research agenda, produces outputs relevant to stakeholders, and could be applied to many hazards globally. Illustratively, flooding and wind damage can co-occur, worsening their joint impact, yet where wet and windy seasons combine has not yet been systematically mapped. Here, seasonal impact-based proxies for wintertime flooding and extreme wind are used to map, at 1° × 1° resolution, the association between these hazards across Europe within 600 years as realized in seasonal hindcast data. Paired areas of enhanced-suppressed correlation are identified (Scotland, Norway), and are shown to be created by orographically-enhanced rainfall (or shelter) from prevailing westerly storms. As the hazard metrics used are calibrated to losses, the maps are indicative of the potential for damage.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abbc3dcompound hazardprecipitationextreme windextratropical cyclonestormflooding |
| spellingShingle | J K Hillier R S Dixon Seasonal impact-based mapping of compound hazards Environmental Research Letters compound hazard precipitation extreme wind extratropical cyclone storm flooding |
| title | Seasonal impact-based mapping of compound hazards |
| title_full | Seasonal impact-based mapping of compound hazards |
| title_fullStr | Seasonal impact-based mapping of compound hazards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonal impact-based mapping of compound hazards |
| title_short | Seasonal impact-based mapping of compound hazards |
| title_sort | seasonal impact based mapping of compound hazards |
| topic | compound hazard precipitation extreme wind extratropical cyclone storm flooding |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abbc3d |
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