Increasing frequencies and changing characteristics of heavy precipitation events threatening infrastructure in Europe under climate change
The effect of climate change on potentially infrastructure-damaging heavy precipitation events in Europe is investigated in an ensemble of regional climate simulations conducted at a horizontal resolution of 12 km. Based on legislation and stakeholder interviews the 10-year return period is used...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-07-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/17/1177/2017/nhess-17-1177-2017.pdf |