Publication Date:
2019
Description:
〈b〉Causes for increased flood frequency in central Europe in the 19th century〈/b〉〈br〉
Stefan Brönnimann, Luca Frigerio, Mikhaël Schwander, Marco Rohrer, Peter Stucki, and Jörg Franke〈br〉
Clim. Past Discuss., https//doi.org/10.5194/cp-2019-17,2019〈br〉
〈b〉Manuscript under review for CP〈/b〉 (discussion: open, 0 comments)〈br〉
During the 19th century flood frequency was high in Central Europe, but it was low in the mid-20th century. This paper tracks these decadal changes in flood frequency for the case of Switzerland from peak discharge data back to precipitation data and daily weather reconstructions. We find an increased frequency of flood-prone weather types during large parts of the 19th century and decreased frequency in the mid-20th century. Sea-surface temperature anomalies can only explain a small part of it.
Print ISSN:
1814-9340
Electronic ISSN:
1814-9359
Topics:
Geosciences
