Assessing the characteristics and drivers of compound flooding events around the UK coast

Hendry, Alistair; Haigh, Ivan D.; Nicholls, Robert J.; Winter, Hugo; Neal, Robert; Wahl, Thomas; Joly-Laugel, Amélie; Darby, Stephen E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3117-2019

Articles | Volume 23, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3117-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3117-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 7

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23 Jul 2019

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Assessing the characteristics and drivers of compound flooding events around the UK coast

Alistair Hendry, Ivan D. Haigh, Robert J. Nicholls, Hugo Winter, Robert Neal, Thomas Wahl, Amélie Joly-Laugel, and Stephen E. Darby

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RC1: 'Reviewer's comments', Michalis Vousdoukas, 01 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Author Comments', Alistair Hendry, 29 Apr 2019
RC2: 'Review “Assessing the characteristics and drivers of compound flooding events around the UK coast”', Daniel Bachmann, 04 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Author Comments', Alistair Hendry, 29 Apr 2019

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Short summary

Flooding can arise from multiple sources, including waves, extreme sea levels, rivers, and severe rainfall. When two or more sources combine, the consequences can be greatly multiplied. We find the potential for the joint occurrence of extreme sea levels and river discharge to be greater on the western coast of the UK compared to the eastern coast. This is due to the weather conditions generating each flood source around the UK. These results will help increase our flood forecasting ability.