Rhine flood stories: Spatio-temporal analysis of historic and projected flood genesis in the Rhine River basin
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F23%3A97257" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/23:97257 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14918" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14918</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14918" target="_blank" >10.1002/hyp.14918</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Rhine flood stories: Spatio-temporal analysis of historic and projected flood genesis in the Rhine River basin
Original language description
The genesis of floods in large river basins often is complex. Streamflow originating from precipitation and snowmelt and different tributaries can superimpose and cause high water levels, threatening cities and communities along the riverbanks. For better understanding the mechanisms (origin and composition) of flood events in large and complex basins, we capture and share the story behind major historic and projected streamflow peaks in the Rhine River basin. Our analysis is based on hydrological simulations with the mesoscale Hydrological Model forced with both meteorological observations and an ensemble of climate projections. The spatio-temporal analysis of the flood events includes the assessment and mapping of antecedent liquid precipitation, snow cover changes, generated and routed runoff, areal extents of events, and the above-average runoff from major sub-basins up to 10 days before a streamflow peak. We introduce and assess the analytical setup by presenting the flood genesis of the two well-known Rhine floods that occurred in January 1995 and May 1999. We share our extensive collection of event-based Rhine River flood genesis, which can be used in- and outside the scientific community to explore the complexity and diversity of historic and projected flood genesis in the Rhine basin. An interactive web-based viewer provides easy access to all major historic and projected streamflow peaks at four locations along the Rhine. The comparison of peak flow genesis depending on different warming levels elucidates the role of changes in snow cover and precipitation characteristics in the (pre-)Alps for flood hazards along the entire channel of the Rhine. Furthermore, our results suggest a positive correlation between flood magnitudes and areal extents of an event. Further hydro-climatological research is required to improve the understanding of the climatic impact on the Rhine and beyond.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10503 - Water resources
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
ISSN
1099-1085
e-ISSN
1099-1085
Volume of the periodical
37
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
1-14
UT code for WoS article
001005301800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85162125579