New flood frequency estimates for the largest river in Norway  based on the combination of short and long time series

Engeland, Kolbjørn; Aano, Anna; Steffensen, Ida; Støren, Eivind; Paasche, Øyvind

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5595-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5595-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5595-2020

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New flood frequency estimates for the largest river in Norway based on the combination of short and long time series

Kolbjørn Engeland, Anna Aano, Ida Steffensen, Eivind Støren, and Øyvind Paasche

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RC1: 'Review of paper hess-2020-269', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jul 2020
- AC1: 'Interactive comments on "New flood frequency estimates for the largest river in Norway based on the combination of short and long time series" by Kolbjørn Engeland et al.', Kolbjorn Engeland, 28 Aug 2020
RC2: 'Review of Engeland et al.', Daniel Schillereff, 20 Jul 2020
- AC2: 'Interactive comment on “New flood frequency estimates for the largest river in Norway based on the combination of short and long time series” by Kolbjørn Engeland et al.', Kolbjorn Engeland, 28 Aug 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (16 Sep 2020) by Roger Moussa

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We combine systematic, historical, and paleo information to obtain flood information from the last 10 300 years for the Glomma River in Norway. We identify periods with increased flood activity (4000–2000 years ago and the recent 1000 years) that correspond broadly to periods with low summer temperatures and glacier growth. The design floods in Glomma were more than 20 % higher during the 18th century than today. We suggest that trends in flood variability are linked to snow in late spring.