Extreme multi-basin flooding linked with extra-tropical cyclones
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15547461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paolo De Luca (0000-0002-0416-4622, Loughborough University, corresponding author), John K Hillier (0000-0002-0221-8383, Loughborough University), R L Wilby (0000-0002-4662-9344, Loughborough University), Nevil Quinn (0000-0001-6510-3041, University of the West of England), Shaun Harrigan (0000-0002-0992-3667, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 114009-114009 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aa868e |
| OpenAlex | W2755612474 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
Fluvial floods are typically investigated as 'events' at the single basin-scale, hence flood management authorities may underestimate the threat of flooding across multiple basins driven by large-scale and nearly concurrent atmospheric event(s). We pilot a national-scale statistical analysis of the spatio-temporal characteristics of extreme multi-basin flooding (MBF) episodes, using peak river flow data for 260 basins in Great Britain , a sentinel region for storms impacting northwest and central Europe. During the most widespread MBF episode, 108 basins (46% of the study area) recorded annual maximum (AMAX) discharge within a 16 day window. Such episodes are associated with persistent cyclonic and westerly atmospheric circulations, atmospheric rivers, and precipitation falling onto previously saturated ground, leading to hydrological response times <40 h and documented flood impacts. Furthermore, peak flows tend to occur after 0-13 days of very severe gales causing combined and spatially-distributed, yet differentially time-lagged, wind and flood damages. These findings have implications for emergency responders, insurers and contingency planners worldwide
Climatology · Drainage basin · Flood myth · Flooding (psychology · Fluvial · Geography · Hydrology (agriculture · Meteorology · Precipitation · Storm · Structural basin · Tropical cyclone · Typhoon · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Hydrology and Drought Analysis · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0.88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |