Synoptic conditions conducive for compound wind-flood events in Great Britain in present and future climates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15551351 |
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| Authors | Hannah Bloomfield (0000-0002-5616-1503, Newcastle University, corresponding author), Paul Bates (0000-0001-9192-9963, University of Bristol), Len Shaffrey (0000-0003-2696-752X, University of Reading), L C Shaffrey, John K Hillier (0000-0002-0221-8383, Loughborough University), J Hillier (0000-0002-7599-6469), Adrian Champion (0000-0001-7451-3552), Daniel Cotterill (0000-0003-1509-7506, Met Office), James O Pope (0000-0001-8945-4209, Met Office), Dhirendra Kumar (0000-0003-2253-4129, University of Reading) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 024019-024019 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-09 |
| 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/ad1cb7 |
| OpenAlex | W4390744996 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
Extreme wind is the main driver of loss in North-West Europe, with flooding being the second-highest driver. These hazards are currently modelled independently, and it is unclear what the contribution of their co-occurrence is to loss. They are often associated with extra-tropical cyclones, with studies focusing on co-occurrence of extreme meteorological variables. However, there has not been a systematic assessment of the meteorological drivers of the co-occurring impacts of compound wind-flood events. This study quantifies this using an established storm severity index (SSI) and recently developed flood severity index (FSI), applied to the UKCP18 12 km regional climate simulations, and a Great Britain (GB) focused hydrological model. The meteorological drivers are assessed using 30 weather types, which are designed to capture a broad spectrum of GB weather. Daily extreme compound events (exceeding 99th percentile of both SSI and FSI) are generally associated with cyclonic weather patterns, often from the positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO+) and Northwesterly classifications. Extreme compound events happen in a larger variety of weather patterns in a future climate. The location of extreme precipitation events shifts southward towards regions of increased exposure. The risk of extreme compound events increases almost four-fold in the UKCP18 simulations (from 14 events in the historical period, to 55 events in the future period). It is also more likely for there to be multi-day compound events. At seasonal timescales years tend to be either flood-prone or wind-damage-prone. In a future climate there is a larger proportion of years experiencing extreme seasonal SSI and FSI totals. This could lead to increases in reinsurance losses if not factored into current modelling
Climate change · Climatology · Extreme weather · Flood myth · Flooding (psychology · Geography · Landfall · Meteorology · North Atlantic oscillation · Precipitation · Storm · Tropical cyclone · Climate variability and models · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations · Geology · Oceanography
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