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Assessment of Changes in Flooding Magnitude and Frequency in Northwest Spain Coastal River Reaches Under Climate Change

Author(s): M. Bermudez; E. Van Uytven; L. Cea; P. Willems; J. Puertas

Linked Author(s): Jerónimo Puertas Agudo, Patrick Willems, María Bermúdez Pita, Luis Cea Gómez

Keywords: Climate change; Flooding; Northwest Spain; Statistical downscaling; Storm surge

Abstract: A methodology to assess changes in flooding in NW Spain coastal towns under climate change is developed. It relies on: (1) analysis of the relationship between circulation weather types and extreme precipitation and storm surge events, (2) statistical downscaling of precipitation and surge.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-11-2731-1_221-cd

Year: 2018

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