Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-515-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-515-2017
Research article
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26 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 26 Jan 2017

Hydrodynamics of pedestrians' instability in floodwaters

Chiara Arrighi, Hocine Oumeraci, and Fabio Castelli

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (30 Aug 2016) by Hannah Cloke
AR by Chiara Arrighi on behalf of the Authors (30 Sep 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Oct 2016) by Hannah Cloke
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (10 Nov 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (18 Nov 2016)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (17 Dec 2016) by Hannah Cloke
AR by Chiara Arrighi on behalf of the Authors (20 Dec 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (06 Jan 2017) by Hannah Cloke
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Short summary
In developed countries, the majority of fatalities during floods occurs as a consequence of inappropriate high-risk behaviour such as walking or driving in floodwaters. This work addresses pedestrians' instability in floodwaters. It analyses both the contribution of flood and human physical characteristics in the loss of stability highlighting the key role of subject height (submergence) and flow regime. The method consists of a re-analysis of experiments and numerical modelling.