Usefulness and limitations of global flood risk models

P.J. Ward; B. Jongman; P. Salamon; A. Simpson; P. Bates; T. de Groeve; S. Muis; E.R. Coughlan; R. Rudari; M.A. Trigg; H.C. Winsemius

doi:10.1038/nclimate2742

Usefulness and limitations of global flood risk models

P.J. Ward
, B. Jongman
, P. Salamon
, A. Simpson
, P. Bates
, T. de Groeve
, S. Muis
, E.R. Coughlan
, R. Rudari
, M.A. Trigg
, H.C. Winsemius

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Global flood risk models were developed to identify risk hotspots in a world with increasing flood occurrence. Here we assess the ability and limitations of the current models and suggest what is needed moving forward.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	712-715
Journal	Nature Climate Change
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2742
Publication status	Published - 2015

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