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High-resolution impact-based early warning system for riverine flooding

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Najafi,  Husain
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Shrestha,  Pallav Kumar
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Rakovec,  Oldrich
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Apel,  H.
4.4 Hydrology, 4.0 Geosystems, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Vorogushyn,  S.
4.4 Hydrology, 4.0 Geosystems, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Kumar,  Rohini
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Thober,  Stephan
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Merz,  B.
4.4 Hydrology, 4.0 Geosystems, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Samaniego,  Luis
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Citation

Najafi, H., Shrestha, P. K., Rakovec, O., Apel, H., Vorogushyn, S., Kumar, R., Thober, S., Merz, B., Samaniego, L. (2024): High-resolution impact-based early warning system for riverine flooding. - Nature Communications, 15, 3726.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48065-y


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5025720
Abstract
Despite considerable advances in flood forecasting during recent decades, state-of-the-art, operational flood early warning systems (FEWS) need to be equipped with near-real-time inundation and impact forecasts and their associated uncertainties. High-resolution, impact-based flood forecasts provide insightful information for better-informed decisions and tailored emergency actions. Valuable information can now be provided to local authorities for risk-based decision-making by utilising high-resolution lead-timemaps and potential impacts to buildings and infrastructures. Here, we demonstrate a comprehensive flood lain inundation hindcast of the 2021 European Summer Flood illustrating these possibilities for better disaster preparedness, offering a 17-hour lead time for informed and advisable actions.