Modelling of future flood risk across Canada due to climate change

• Published in: WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences, Risk Analysis XI
• Main Authors: Gaur, Ayushi, Gaur, Abhishek, Simonovic, Slobodan P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: WIT Press 2018
• Subjects: climate change; Canada; flooding frequency; catchment based macroscale floodplain model; uncertainty; Nunavut; Yukon; British Columbia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2495/RISK180131; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=4cee2495-0682-44a6-9bed-f008a6f17db4; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=4cee2495-0682-44a6-9bed-f008a6f17db4; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=4cee2495-0682-44a6-9bed-f008a6f17db4

Climate change has induced changes in key climate variables and hydrological cycles across Canada. With continuous emission of greenhouse gases, this trend is expected to continue over the 21st century and beyond. In this study, a macro-scaled hydrodynamic model is used to simulate 25 km resolution...