Seven centuries of reconstructed Brahmaputra River discharge demonstrate underestimated high discharge and flood hazard frequency

This study investigates flood hazards of the Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh. Based on a tree ring reconstruction of seasonal river discharge, climate modelling, and historic documentation of flood events, the authors suggest flood hazard risk is underestimated by ~24–38% in the present day compared t...

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Main Authors: Mukund P. Rao, Edward R. Cook, Benjamin I. Cook, Rosanne D. D’Arrigo, Jonathan G. Palmer, Upmanu Lall, Connie A. Woodhouse, Brendan M. Buckley, Maria Uriarte, Daniel A. Bishop, Jun Jian, Peter J. Webster
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3eb96887853e43648631af96f335ab8c
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