Floodplain inundation spectrum across the United States

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Durelle T.en
dc.contributor.authorGomez-Velez, Jesus D.en
dc.contributor.authorJones, C. Nathanen
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, Judson W.en
dc.contributor.departmentBiological Systems Engineeringen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T18:02:04Zen
dc.date.available2020-02-06T18:02:04Zen
dc.date.issued2019-11-15en
dc.description.abstractFloodplain inundation poses both risks and benefits to society. In this study, we characterize floodplain inundation across the United States using 5800 stream gages. We find that between 4% and 12.6% of a river's annual flow moves through its floodplains. Flood duration and magnitude is greater in large rivers, whereas the frequency of events is greater in small streams. However, the relative exchange of floodwater between the channel and floodplain is similar across small streams and large rivers, with the exception of the water-limited arid river basins. When summed up across the entire river network, 90% of that exchange occurs in small streams on an annual basis. Our detailed characterization of inundation hydrology provides a unique perspective that the regulatory, management, and research communities can use to help balance both the risks and benefits associated with flooding.en
dc.description.notesSupport was provided by the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis and NSF Geosciences. D.T.S. is supported by the Virginia Agricultural Experimental Station and the Hatch Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (U.S. Department of Agriculture) and the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science at Virginia Tech. J.D.G.V. is funded by the the U.S. National Science Foundation (award EAR 1830172) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER), as part of BER's Subsurface Biogeochemistry Research Program (SBR). This contribution originates from the SBR Scientific Focus Area (SFA) at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). J.W.H. was also supported by the USGS Water Resources Availability Program and Water Observing Systems Program. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Governmenten
dc.description.sponsorshipJohn Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis; NSF Geosciences; Virginia Agricultural Experimental Station of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (U.S. Department of Agriculture); Hatch Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (U.S. Department of Agriculture); Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science at Virginia Tech; U.S. National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation (NSF) [EAR 1830172]; U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER), as part of BER's Subsurface Biogeochemistry Research Program (SBR)United States Department of Energy (DOE); USGS Water Resources Availability Program; USGS Water Observing Systems Programen
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13184-4en
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723en
dc.identifier.orcidScott, Durelle T. [0000-0002-5792-789X]en
dc.identifier.other5194en
dc.identifier.pmid31729364en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/96742en
dc.identifier.volume10en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleFloodplain inundation spectrum across the United Statesen
dc.title.serialNature Communicationsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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