Flood triggering in Switzerland: the role of daily to monthly preceding precipitation

Determining the role of different precipitation periods for peak discharge generation is crucial for both projecting future changes in flood probability and for short- and medium-range flood forecasting. In this study, catchment-averaged daily precipitation time series are analyzed prior to annual p...

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Main Authors: P. Froidevaux, J. Schwanbeck, R. Weingartner, C. Chevalier, O. Martius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-09-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/19/3903/2015/hess-19-3903-2015.pdf