A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts
Climate and weather variables such as rainfall, temperature, and pressure are indicators for hazards such as tropical cyclones, floods, and fires. The impact of these events can be due to a single variable being in an extreme state, but more often it is the result of a combination of variables not a...
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| author | Leonard, M. Westra, S. Phatak, Aloke Lambert, M. van den Hurk, B. Mcinnes, K. Risbey, J. Schuster, S. Jakob, D. Stafford-Smith, M. |
| author_facet | Leonard, M. Westra, S. Phatak, Aloke Lambert, M. van den Hurk, B. Mcinnes, K. Risbey, J. Schuster, S. Jakob, D. Stafford-Smith, M. |
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| description | Climate and weather variables such as rainfall, temperature, and pressure are indicators for hazards such as tropical cyclones, floods, and fires. The impact of these events can be due to a single variable being in an extreme state, but more often it is the result of a combination of variables not all of which are necessarily extreme. Here, the combination of variables or events that lead to an extreme impact is referred to as a compound event. Any given compound event will depend upon the nature and number of physical variables, the range of spatial and temporal scales, the strength of dependence between processes, and the perspective of the stakeholder who defines the impact. Modeling compound events is a large, complex, and interdisciplinary undertaking. To facilitate this task we propose the use of influence diagrams for defining, mapping, analyzing, modeling, and communicating the risk of the compound event. Ultimately, a greater appreciation of compound events will lead to further insight and a changed perspective on how impact risks are associated with climate-related hazards. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-327132017-09-13T15:26:24Z A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts Leonard, M. Westra, S. Phatak, Aloke Lambert, M. van den Hurk, B. Mcinnes, K. Risbey, J. Schuster, S. Jakob, D. Stafford-Smith, M. Climate and weather variables such as rainfall, temperature, and pressure are indicators for hazards such as tropical cyclones, floods, and fires. The impact of these events can be due to a single variable being in an extreme state, but more often it is the result of a combination of variables not all of which are necessarily extreme. Here, the combination of variables or events that lead to an extreme impact is referred to as a compound event. Any given compound event will depend upon the nature and number of physical variables, the range of spatial and temporal scales, the strength of dependence between processes, and the perspective of the stakeholder who defines the impact. Modeling compound events is a large, complex, and interdisciplinary undertaking. To facilitate this task we propose the use of influence diagrams for defining, mapping, analyzing, modeling, and communicating the risk of the compound event. Ultimately, a greater appreciation of compound events will lead to further insight and a changed perspective on how impact risks are associated with climate-related hazards. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32713 10.1002/wcc.252 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Leonard, M. Westra, S. Phatak, Aloke Lambert, M. van den Hurk, B. Mcinnes, K. Risbey, J. Schuster, S. Jakob, D. Stafford-Smith, M. A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts |
| title | A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts |
| title_full | A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts |
| title_fullStr | A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts |
| title_short | A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts |
| title_sort | compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32713 |