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Natural hazards in Australia: floods
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posted on 2023-05-18, 19:29 authored by Johnson, F, Christopher White, van Dijk, A, Ekstrom, M, Evans, JP, Jakob, D, Kiem, AS, Leonard, M, Rouillard, A, Westra, SFloods are caused by a number of interacting factors, making it remarkably difficult to explain changes in flood hazard. This paper reviews the current understanding of historical trends and variability in flood hazard across Australia. Links between flood and rainfall trends cannot be made due to the influence of climate processes over a number of spatial and temporal scales as well as landscape changes that affect the catchment response. There are also still considerable uncertainties in future rainfall projections, particularly for sub-daily extreme rainfall events. This is in addition to the inherent uncertainty in hydrological modelling such as antecedent conditions and feedback mechanisms.
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Publication title
Climatic ChangeVolume
139Pagination
21-35ISSN
0165-0009Department/School
School of EngineeringPublisher
Springer NetherlandsPlace of publication
NetherlandsRights statement
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