Reconstruction and simulation of an extreme flood event in the Lago Maggiore catchment in 1868
<p>Heavy precipitation on the south side of the central Alps produced a catastrophic flood in October 1868. We assess the damage and societal impacts, as well as the atmospheric and hydrological drivers using documentary evidence, observations and novel numerical weather and runoff simulat...
Main Authors: | P. Stucki, M. Bandhauer, U. Heikkilä, O. Rössler, M. Zappa, L. Pfister, M. Salvisberg, P. Froidevaux, O. Martius, L. Panziera, S. Brönnimann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-10-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/18/2717/2018/nhess-18-2717-2018.pdf |
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