A probabilistic view on the August 2005 floods in the upper Rhine catchment

Appropriate precautions in the case of flood occurrence often require long lead times (several days) in hydrological forecasting. This in turn implies large uncertainties that are mainly inherited from the meteorological precipitation forecast. Here we present a case study of the extreme flood event...

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Main Authors: S. Jaun, B. Ahrens, A. Walser, T. Ewen, C. Schär
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-04-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/8/281/2008/nhess-8-281-2008.pdf