Articles | Volume 23, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1305-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1305-2019
Research article
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07 Mar 2019
Research article |  | 07 Mar 2019

Climate influences on flood probabilities across Europe

Eva Steirou, Lars Gerlitz, Heiko Apel, Xun Sun, and Bruno Merz

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (15 Nov 2018) by Nadav Peleg
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RR by Elena Volpi (15 Jan 2019)
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RR by Francesco Marra (27 Jan 2019)
ED: Publish as is (02 Feb 2019) by Nadav Peleg
AR by Eva Steirou on behalf of the Authors (14 Feb 2019)
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We investigate whether flood probabilities in Europe vary for different large-scale atmospheric circulation conditions. Maximum seasonal river flows from 600 gauges in Europe and five synchronous atmospheric circulation indices are analyzed. We find that a high percentage of stations is influenced by at least one of the climate indices, especially during winter. These results can be useful for preparedness and damage planning by (re-)insurance companies.