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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Najafi, Husain
• Shrestha, Pallav Kumar
• Rakovec, Oldrich
• Apel, Heiko
• Vorogushyn, Sergiy
• Kumar, Rohini
• Thober, Stephan
• Merz, Bruno
• Samaniego, Luis

Titel

High-resolution impact-based early warning system for riverine flooding

Ist Teil von

• Nature communications, 2024-05, Vol.15 (1), p.3726-3726, Article 3726

Ort / Verlag

England: Nature Publishing Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Despite considerable advances in flood forecasting during recent decades, state-of-the-art, operational flood early warning systems (FEWS) need to be equipped with near-real-time inundation and impact forecasts and their associated uncertainties. High-resolution, impact-based flood forecasts provide insightful information for better-informed decisions and tailored emergency actions. Valuable information can now be provided to local authorities for risk-based decision-making by utilising high-resolution lead-time maps and potential impacts to buildings and infrastructures. Here, we demonstrate a comprehensive floodplain inundation hindcast of the 2021 European Summer Flood illustrating these possibilities for better disaster preparedness, offering a 17-hour lead time for informed and advisable actions.