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Klein, Angela (author)Flash floods are a major concern in hydrology and natural hazard science due to their high potential of causing fatalities and damages. They are caused by short, high-intensity rainfall and characterized by a flood event happening within six hours of the onset of precipitation.<br/>In July 2021 an extremely large rainfall event took place in the...master thesis 2022
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Zhao, Yang (author)Due to climate change, drought-flood alternations have become more frequent and more severe in many countries in the world. However, little research has been done on the relationship between flood and drought. Thus, this research aims to investigate whether a relationship exists between multi-year droughts and the floods that follow in the post...master thesis 2021
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Gerritsen, G.H. (author)To develop warning systems for flood events, create precipitation-runoff relationships, validate runoff models, or to understand the behaviour of rivers, understanding of the amount of water flowing through rivers is needed. The low-cost and novel gauging method using Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry (LSPIV) could complement discharge...master thesis 2020