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Berghuijs, Wouter R., Harrigan, Shaun, Molnar, Peter, Slater, Louise J. and Kirchner, James W. (2019) The Relative Importance of Different Flood‐Generating Mechanisms Across Europe. Water Resources Research, 55 (6). pp. 4582-4593. ISSN 0043-1397
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Abstract
We estimate the importance of extreme precipitation, soil moisture excess, and snowmelt as flood drivers, using dates of annual flow peaks
In Europe, most annual floods are caused by subextreme precipitation with high antecedent soil moisture, not by annual peak rainfall
The relative importance of these flood‐generating mechanisms has not changed substantially from 1960 to 2010
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Flood‐Generating Mechanisms; Europe; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units, ICARUS |
| Item ID: | 21638 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1029/2019WR024841 |
| Depositing User: | ICARUS Geography |
| Date Deposited: | 25 May 2026 15:37 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Water Resources Research |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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