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flood complexity

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The interaction of several factors plays an important role in the development of floods. If in a catchment floods are more extreme the more variables are involved, then this catchment has a high flood complexity. In Germany, the upper reaches of the Elbe, the Saale and the Moselle are examples of catchments with a high flood complexity. In contrast, the Havel and the Zusam (a tributary of the Danube) are examples of catchments with a low flood complexity.

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