Articles | Volume 27, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-331-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-331-2023
Research article
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18 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 18 Jan 2023

Intercomparison of global reanalysis precipitation for flood risk modelling

Fergus McClean, Richard Dawson, and Chris Kilsby

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on hess-2021-153', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Apr 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Fergus McClean, 29 Jun 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on hess-2021-153', Paul Bates, 02 Jun 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Fergus McClean, 29 Jun 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (10 Aug 2021) by Jim Freer
AR by Fergus McClean on behalf of the Authors (21 Sep 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (12 Oct 2021) by Jim Freer
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Nov 2021) by Jim Freer
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Dec 2021)
RR by Paul Bates (14 Jan 2022)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (09 Feb 2022) by Jim Freer
AR by Fergus McClean on behalf of the Authors (31 May 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Oct 2022) by Jim Freer
RR by Paul Bates (18 Nov 2022)
ED: Publish as is (28 Nov 2022) by Jim Freer
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Short summary
Reanalysis datasets are increasingly used to drive flood models, especially for continental and global analysis. We investigate the impact of using four reanalysis products on simulations of past flood events. All reanalysis products underestimated the number of buildings inundated, compared to a benchmark national dataset. These findings show that while global reanalyses provide a useful resource for flood modelling where no other data are available, they may underestimate impact in some cases.