Cyclones and Global Floods from an Observation-Simulation Evaluation: Contributions and Long-Term Changes

As two of the most destructive natural disasters, tropical cyclones (TCs) and extratropical cyclones (ETCs) can bring about huge casualties and socioeconomic losses to the major continents. However, little is known about the contributions of TCs and ETCs to global flooding and the spatial-temporal v...

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Autores principales: Liangyi Wang, Xihui Gu, Hylke E. Beck
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fc34c116efb843e19de7f681162400b82021-11-11T19:52:51ZCyclones and Global Floods from an Observation-Simulation Evaluation: Contributions and Long-Term Changes10.3390/w132129652073-4441https://doaj.org/article/fc34c116efb843e19de7f681162400b82021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/21/2965https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4441As two of the most destructive natural disasters, tropical cyclones (TCs) and extratropical cyclones (ETCs) can bring about huge casualties and socioeconomic losses to the major continents. However, little is known about the contributions of TCs and ETCs to global flooding and the spatial-temporal variations both in the magnitude and frequency of cyclone-related floods. We collected, to our knowledge, the most complete global streamflow dataset with at least 25-year complete records between 1979 and 2012. Using this observed streamflow dataset and simulated runoff dataset from ERA5 reanalysis, for the first time at the global scale, our results show that the highest contributions of TCs to annual floods occur in coastal areas of East Asia and Australia (both > 40%), followed by North America (>25%), with a general decrease from coastline to inland, while the highest contributions of ETCs to annual floods occur in Eurasia (>70%) and North America (>60%), followed by South America and South Africa (>50%). Seasonally, TC-induced floods are clustered to occur in boreal (austral) summer and autumn, respectively, in the Northern (Southern) Hemisphere, while there is no significant difference in ETC-induced floods among the four seasons. Additionally, contributions of cyclones to floods in simulations are highly consistent with the observations. Except for East Asia, both the magnitude and frequency of TC-induced floods show increasing trends in South Asia, coastal North America, Mexico, north Australia and southeastern South Africa, which is basically and directly explained by increasing TC tracks, duration and density in these areas. For ETCs, widespread decreasing trends in magnitude and frequency of ETC-induced floods were detected across Eurasia, South America, and most of North America. Changes in large-scale environmental variables also correspond well to cyclone activities, which further confirms the reasonable trends in magnitude and frequency of cyclone floods.Liangyi WangXihui GuHylke E. BeckMDPI AGarticletropical cyclonesextratropical cyclonesglobal floodscontributionslong-term changesHydraulic engineeringTC1-978Water supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500ENWater, Vol 13, Iss 2965, p 2965 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic tropical cyclones
extratropical cyclones
global floods
contributions
long-term changes
Hydraulic engineering
TC1-978
Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD201-500
spellingShingle tropical cyclones
extratropical cyclones
global floods
contributions
long-term changes
Hydraulic engineering
TC1-978
Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD201-500
Liangyi Wang
Xihui Gu
Hylke E. Beck
Cyclones and Global Floods from an Observation-Simulation Evaluation: Contributions and Long-Term Changes
description As two of the most destructive natural disasters, tropical cyclones (TCs) and extratropical cyclones (ETCs) can bring about huge casualties and socioeconomic losses to the major continents. However, little is known about the contributions of TCs and ETCs to global flooding and the spatial-temporal variations both in the magnitude and frequency of cyclone-related floods. We collected, to our knowledge, the most complete global streamflow dataset with at least 25-year complete records between 1979 and 2012. Using this observed streamflow dataset and simulated runoff dataset from ERA5 reanalysis, for the first time at the global scale, our results show that the highest contributions of TCs to annual floods occur in coastal areas of East Asia and Australia (both > 40%), followed by North America (>25%), with a general decrease from coastline to inland, while the highest contributions of ETCs to annual floods occur in Eurasia (>70%) and North America (>60%), followed by South America and South Africa (>50%). Seasonally, TC-induced floods are clustered to occur in boreal (austral) summer and autumn, respectively, in the Northern (Southern) Hemisphere, while there is no significant difference in ETC-induced floods among the four seasons. Additionally, contributions of cyclones to floods in simulations are highly consistent with the observations. Except for East Asia, both the magnitude and frequency of TC-induced floods show increasing trends in South Asia, coastal North America, Mexico, north Australia and southeastern South Africa, which is basically and directly explained by increasing TC tracks, duration and density in these areas. For ETCs, widespread decreasing trends in magnitude and frequency of ETC-induced floods were detected across Eurasia, South America, and most of North America. Changes in large-scale environmental variables also correspond well to cyclone activities, which further confirms the reasonable trends in magnitude and frequency of cyclone floods.
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Xihui Gu
Hylke E. Beck
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Xihui Gu
Hylke E. Beck
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title Cyclones and Global Floods from an Observation-Simulation Evaluation: Contributions and Long-Term Changes
title_short Cyclones and Global Floods from an Observation-Simulation Evaluation: Contributions and Long-Term Changes
title_full Cyclones and Global Floods from an Observation-Simulation Evaluation: Contributions and Long-Term Changes
title_fullStr Cyclones and Global Floods from an Observation-Simulation Evaluation: Contributions and Long-Term Changes
title_full_unstemmed Cyclones and Global Floods from an Observation-Simulation Evaluation: Contributions and Long-Term Changes
title_sort cyclones and global floods from an observation-simulation evaluation: contributions and long-term changes
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