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Influence of solar forcing, climate variability and modes of low-frequency atmospheric variability on summer floods in Switzerland
J. C. Peña
Meteorological Service of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
Department of Physical and Regional Geography and ICREA, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
A. Badoux
Mountain Hydrology and Mass Movements Research unit, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
M. Barriendos
Catalan Institute of Climate Sciences (IC3) and Department of Modern History, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
A. Barrera-Escoda
Meteorological Service of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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Short summary
The paper presents an index of summer flood damage in Switzerland from 1800 to 2009 and explores the influence of solar forcing, climate variability and low-frequency atmospheric circulation on flood frequencies. The flood damage index provides evidence that the 1817-1851, 1881-1927, 1977-1990 and 2005-present flood clusters are mostly in phase with palaeoclimate proxies and solar activity minima. Floods are influenced by atmospheric instability related to the principal summer mode.
The paper presents an index of summer flood damage in Switzerland from 1800 to 2009 and explores...
