Temporal changes in rainfall intensity–duration thresholds for post-wildfire flash floods in southern California

Abstract 2 watershed in southern California, USA. Prior work in this study area constrains temporal changes in hydrological model parameters, allowing us to estimate temporal changes in ID thresholds. The results indicate that ID thresholds increase by more than a factor of 2 from post-fire year 1 to post-fire year 5. Thresholds based on averaging rainfall intensity over durations of 15–60 min perform better than those that average rainfall intensity over shorter time intervals. Moreover, thresholds based on the 75th percentile of radar-derived rainfall intensity over the watershed perform better than thresholds based on the 25th or 50th percentile of rainfall intensity. Results demonstrate how hydrological models can be used to estimate changes in ID thresholds following disturbance and provide guidance on the rainfall metrics that are best suited for predicting post-fire flash floods.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Temporal changes in rainfall intensity–duration thresholds for post-wildfire flash floods in southern California ; volume:22 ; number:2 ; year:2022 ; pages:361-376 ; extent:16
Natural hazards and earth system sciences ; 22, Heft 2 (2022), 361-376 (gesamt 16)

Creator
Liu, Tao
McGuire, Luke A.
Oakley, Nina
Cannon, Forest

DOI
10.5194/nhess-22-361-2022
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022021704283799077271
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • McGuire, Luke A.
  • Oakley, Nina
  • Cannon, Forest

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