Articles | Volume 28, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-575-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-575-2024
Technical note
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08 Feb 2024
Technical note |  | 08 Feb 2024

Technical Note: Resolution enhancement of flood inundation grids

Seth Bryant, Guy Schumann, Heiko Apel, Heidi Kreibich, and Bruno Merz

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A new algorithm has been developed to quickly produce high-resolution flood maps. It is faster and more accurate than current methods and is available as open-source scripts. This can help communities better prepare for and mitigate flood damages without expensive modelling.
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