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Comparative flood damage model assessment: towards a European approach by Jongman, B, Kreibich, H, Apel, H, Barredo, J. I, Bates, P. D, Feyen, L, Gericke, A, Neal, J, Aerts, J. C. J. H, Ward, P. J

“…There is a wide variety of flood damage models in use internationally, differing substantially in their approaches and economic estimates. Since these models…”
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Increased Flood Exposure Due to Climate Change and Population Growth in the United States by Swain, D. L., Wing, O. E. J., Bates, P. D., Done, J. M., Johnson, K. A., Cameron, D. R.

“…Precipitation extremes are increasing globally due to anthropogenic climate change. However, there remains uncertainty regarding impacts upon flood occurrence…”
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Evaluation of 1D and 2D numerical models for predicting river flood inundation by Horritt, M.S., Bates, P.D.

“…1D and 2D models of flood hydraulics (HEC-RAS, LISFLOOD-FP and TELEMAC-2D) are tested on a 60 km reach of the river Severn, UK. Synoptic views of flood extent…”
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The credibility challenge for global fluvial flood risk analysis by Trigg, M A, Birch, C E, Neal, J C, Bates, P D, Smith, A, Sampson, C C, Yamazaki, D, Hirabayashi, Y, Pappenberger, F, Dutra, E, Ward, P J, Winsemius, H C, Salamon, P, Dottori, F, Rudari, R, Kappes, M S, Simpson, A L, Hadzilacos, G, Fewtrell, T J

“…Quantifying flood hazard is an essential component of resilience planning, emergency response, and mitigation, including insurance. Traditionally undertaken at…”
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Evaluating scale and roughness effects in urban flood modelling using terrestrial LIDAR data by Ozdemir, H, Sampson, C. C, de Almeida, G. A. M, Bates, P. D

“…This paper evaluates the results of benchmark testing a new inertial formulation of the St. Venant equations, implemented within the LISFLOOD-FP hydraulic…”
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Enhanced flood risk with 1.5 °C global warming in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin by Uhe, P F, Mitchell, D M, Bates, P D, Sampson, C C, Smith, A M, Islam, A S

“…Flood hazard is a global problem, but regions such as south Asia, where people's livelihoods are highly dependent on water resources, can be affected…”
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Evaluating the effect of scale in flood inundation modelling in urban environments by Fewtrell, T.J, Bates, P.D, Horritt, M, Hunter, N.M

“…Cellular-based approaches for flood inundation modelling have been extensively calibrated and evaluated for the prediction of flood flows on rural river…”
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Integrated analysis of risks of coastal flooding and cliff erosion under scenarios of long term change by Dawson, R. J., Dickson, M. E., Nicholls, R. J., Hall, J. W., Walkden, M. J. A., Stansby, P. K., Mokrech, M., Richards, J., Zhou, J., Milligan, J., Jordan, A., Pearson, S., Rees, J., Bates, P. D., Koukoulas, S., Watkinson, A. R.

“…The risks to human populations in coastal areas are changing due to climate and socio-economic changes, and these trends are predicted to accelerate during the…”
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Assessing the uncertainty in distributed model predictions using observed binary pattern information within GLUE by Aronica, G., Bates, P. D., Horritt, M. S.

“…In this paper we extend the generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE) technique to estimate spatially distributed uncertainty in models conditioned…”
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Comparing the performance of a 2-D finite element and a 2-D finite volume model of floodplain inundation using airborne SAR imagery by Horritt, M.S, Di Baldassarre, G, Bates, P.D, Brath, A

“…The performances of a finite volume model (SFV) and finite element model (TELEMAC-2D) in reproducing inundation on a 16 km reach of the river Severn, United…”
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Hydraulic characterization of the middle reach of the Congo River by O'Loughlin, F., Trigg, M. A., Schumann, G. J.-P., Bates, P. D.

“…The middle reach of the Congo remains one of the most difficult places to access, with ongoing conflicts and a lack of infrastructure. This has resulted in the…”
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Optimal Cross-Sectional Spacing in Preissmann Scheme 1D Hydrodynamic Models by Castellarin, A, Di Baldassarre, G, Bates, P. D, Brath, A

“…Choosing a suitable set of cross sections for the representation of the natural geometry of a river is important for the efficiency of one-dimensional (1D)…”
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A simple raster-based model for flood inundation simulation by Bates, P.D, De Roo, A.P.J

“…In this paper the development of a new model for simulating flood inundation is outlined. The model is designed to operate with high-resolution raster Digital…”
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Assimilation of virtual wide swath altimetry to improve Arctic river modeling by Biancamaria, S., Durand, M., Andreadis, K.M., Bates, P.D., Boone, A., Mognard, N.M., Rodríguez, E., Alsdorf, D.E., Lettenmaier, D.P., Clark, E.A.

“…Global surface water variations are still difficult to monitor with current satellite measurements. The future Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT)…”
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Effects of spatial resolution on a raster based model of flood flow by HORRITT, M. S, BATES, P. D

“…The scaling properties of a simple raster-based flood flow model are investigated. Models of resolution varying from 1000 to 10 m are tested and predictions…”
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Open Channel Flow through Different Forms of Submerged Flexible Vegetation by Wilson, C. A. M. E, Stoesser, T, Bates, P. D, Pinzen, A. Batemann

“…Laboratory experiments are used to explore the effect of two forms of flexible vegetation on the turbulence structure within a submerged canopy and in the…”
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Optimal use of high-resolution topographic data in flood inundation models by Bates, P. D., Marks, K. J., Horritt, M. S.

“…In this paper we explore the optimum assimilation of high‐resolution data into numerical models using the example of topographic data provision for flood…”
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Cascading model uncertainty from medium range weather forecasts (10 days) through a rainfall-runoff model to flood inundation predictions within the European Flood Forecasting System (EFFS) by Pappenberger, F, Beven, K.J, Hunter, N.M, Bates, P.D, Gouweleeuw, B.T, Thielen, J, De Roo, A.P.J

“…The political pressure on the scientific community to provide medium to long term flood forecasts has increased in the light of recent flooding events in…”
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Identifiability of distributed floodplain roughness values in flood extent estimation by Werner, M.G.F., Hunter, N.M., Bates, P.D.

“…In this paper we explore the potential for identifying roughness values for distributed land use types using a comprehensive calibration data set of the 1995…”
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Distributed Sensitivity Analysis of Flood Inundation Model Calibration by Hall, J. W, Tarantola, S, Bates, P. D, Horritt, M. S

“…Uncertainties in hydrodynamic model calibration and boundary conditions can have a significant influence on flood inundation predictions. Uncertainty analysis…”
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