High-resolution impact-based early warning system for riverine flooding
Abstract
Despite considerable advances in #flood #forecasting during recent decades, state-of-the-art, operational flood #early #warning systems (#FEWS) need to be equipped with near-real-time inundation and impact forecasts and their associated uncertainties. High-resolution, impact-based flood forecasts provide insightful information for better-informed decisions and tailored emergency actions. Valuable information can now be provided to local authorities for #risk-based decision-making by utilising high-resolution lead-time maps and potential impacts to buildings and infrastructures. Here, we demonstrate a comprehensive floodplain inundation hindcast of the 2021 European Summer Flood illustrating these possibilities for better #disaster #preparedness, offering a 17-hour lead time for informed and advisable actions.
