Precipitation and floodiness


Autoria(s): Stephens, Elisabeth; Day, Jonny J.; Pappenberger, Florian; Cloke, Hannah
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11/12/2015

Resumo

There are a number of factors that lead to non-linearity between precipitation anomalies and flood hazard; this non-linearity is a pertinent issue for applications that use a precipitation forecast as a proxy for imminent flood hazard. We assessed the degree of this non-linearity for the first time using a recently developed global-scale hydrological model driven by the ERA-Interim Land precipitation reanalysis (1980–2010). We introduced new indices to assess large-scale flood hazard, or floodiness, and quantified the link between monthly precipitation, river discharge and floodiness anomalies at the global and regional scales. The results show that monthly floodiness is not well correlated with precipitation, therefore demonstrating the value of hydrometeorological systems for providing floodiness forecasts for decision-makers. A method is described for forecasting floodiness using the Global Flood Awareness System, building a climatology of regional floodiness from which to forecast floodiness anomalies out to two weeks.

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http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/48005/8/Stephens_et_al-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf

http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/48005/1/REVISION2%20NO%20MARKUP%20Stephens%20et%20al.%20Precipitation%20and%20floodiness.pdf

Stephens, E. <http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90005657.html>, Day, J. J. <http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90004387.html>, Pappenberger, F. and Cloke, H. <http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90004850.html> (2015) Precipitation and floodiness. Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (23). pp. 10316-10323. ISSN 0094-8276 doi: 10.1002/2015GL066779 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015GL066779>

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en

en

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American Geophysical Union

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http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/48005/

creatorInternal Stephens, Elisabeth

creatorInternal Day, Jonny J.

creatorInternal Cloke, Hannah

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015GL066779/abstract

10.1002/2015GL066779

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Article

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