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Extreme Flood Analysis

Extreme Flood Analysis is a hydrological assessment method that specifically quantifies the probability, magnitude, and potential impacts of rare and high-intensity flood events exceeding typical flood defense capacities, distinguishing it from general flood risk analysis by focusing on statistically uncommon, extreme discharge scenarios.

173

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8.1K

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570

Authors

303

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

173

No upward trends in the occurrence of extreme floods in central Europe

Manfred Mudelsee, Michael Börngen, G. Tetzlaff et al. · Nature · 2003 · 424 citations

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The exponentiated weibull family: some properties and a flood data application

Govind S. Mudholkar, Alan D. Hutson · Communication in Statistics- Theory and Methods · 1996 · 235 citations

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Model selection techniques for the frequency analysis of hydrological extremes

Francesco Laio, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Alberto Montanari · Water Resources Research · 2009 · 211 citations · Full text

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Flood frequency analysis: assumptions and alternatives

R. Kidson, Keith Richards · Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment · 2005 · 194 citations

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Flood frequency hydrology: 3. A Bayesian analysis

Alberto Viglione, Ralf Merz, José Luis Salinas et al. · Water Resources Research · 2012 · 191 citations

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Authors

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  1. RM
    Ralf Merz

    Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany

    3 publications · 256 citations

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  2. EP
    Emmanuel Paquet

    Électricité de France (France), France

    3 publications · 225 citations

    3

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  3. JG
    Joël Gailhard

    Électricité de France (France), France

    3 publications · 225 citations

    3

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  4. PY
    Pierre Y. Juliën

    Colorado State University, United States

    3 publications · 96 citations

    3

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  5. BS
    Bettina Schaefli

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

    3 publications · 38 citations

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Institutions

303

  1. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    749 citations

  2. Wuhan University

    Wuhan, China

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    601 citations

  3. University of Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    219 citations

  4. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

    Leipzig, Germany

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    436 citations

  5. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    248 citations

  6. University of Padua

    Padua, Italy

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    679 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    532 citations

  8. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    240 citations

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Venues

  1. Water Resources Research

    14 publications · 934 citations

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  2. Hydrological Sciences Journal

    10 publications · 651 citations

    10

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  3. Journal of Hydrology

    11 publications · 555 citations

    10

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  4. Geomorphology

    6 publications · 487 citations

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  5. Journal of Flood Risk Management

    6 publications · 152 citations

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