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Storylines of UK drought based on the 2010–2012 event
Wilson C. H. Chan
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Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Theodore G. Shepherd
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Katie Facer-Childs
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK
Geoff Darch
Anglian Water, Peterborough, UK
Nigel W. Arnell
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Short summary
We select the 2010–2012 UK drought and investigate an alternative unfolding of the drought from changes to its attributes. We created storylines of drier preconditions, alternative seasonal contributions, a third dry winter, and climate change. Storylines of the 2010–2012 drought show alternative situations that could have resulted in worse conditions than observed. Event-based storylines exploring plausible situations are used that may lead to high impacts and help stress test existing systems.
We select the 2010–2012 UK drought and investigate an alternative unfolding of the drought from...
