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15 Jun 2017
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| 15 Jun 2017
Ensemble reconstruction of spatio-temporal extreme low-flow events in France since 1871
Laurie Caillouet
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Irstea, UR HHLY, Hydrology and Hydraulics Research Unit, 5 rue de la Doua, BP32108, 69616 Villeurbanne CEDEX, France
Jean-Philippe Vidal
Irstea, UR HHLY, Hydrology and Hydraulics Research Unit, 5 rue de la Doua, BP32108, 69616 Villeurbanne CEDEX, France
Eric Sauquet
Irstea, UR HHLY, Hydrology and Hydraulics Research Unit, 5 rue de la Doua, BP32108, 69616 Villeurbanne CEDEX, France
Alexandre Devers
Irstea, UR HHLY, Hydrology and Hydraulics Research Unit, 5 rue de la Doua, BP32108, 69616 Villeurbanne CEDEX, France
Benjamin Graff
Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), 2 rue André Bonin, 69004 Lyon, France
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Short summary
The historical depth of streamflow observations in France is extended through daily hydrometeorogical reconstructions from 1871 onwards over a large set of near-natural catchments. Innovative approaches are proposed to identify and intercompare extreme low-flow events from these reconstructions, both in time and across France in a homogeneous way over more than 140 years. Analyses bring forward recent well-known events like 1976 and 1989–1990 but also much older ones like 1878 and 1893.
The historical depth of streamflow observations in France is extended through daily...
