Leandro et al. (2025) Requirements for Flood-Driven Forecasting Systems for Small and Medium-Sized Catchments in Germany

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Identification

• Journal: Water
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-11-17
• Authors: Jorge Leandro, Ingrid Althoff, Svenja Fischer, Christoph Mudersbach, Kerstin Lesny
• DOI: 10.3390/w17223283

Research Groups

The specific research groups, labs, or departments of the authors involved in this study are not provided in the given text. The study focuses on discussing the capabilities of six state-of-the-art flood forecasting centres in Germany.

Short Summary

This study discusses the capabilities of six state-of-the-art flood forecasting centres in Germany, identifying challenges and deriving key requirements for improving flood forecasting in small to medium-sized catchment areas.

Objective

• To discuss the capabilities of six state-of-the-art flood forecasting centres in Germany and derive the most important requirements for significant improvements in flood forecasting capabilities for small to medium-sized catchment areas.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Small to medium-sized catchment areas within Germany.
• Temporal Scale: Continuous real-time flood forecasting operations.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not applicable; the study discusses the capabilities of existing flood forecasting systems rather than employing specific models for new simulations.
• Data sources: Not applicable; the study discusses the capabilities of existing flood forecasting systems that utilize various hydro-meteorological data, but does not specify data sources used for its own analysis.

Main Results

• Existing flood forecasting centres in Germany are well-equipped for large basins but face remaining challenges in small to medium-sized catchments.
• The study derives important requirements for significant improvements in flood forecasting capabilities for these smaller catchments.
• Future research is emphasized to focus on flood-driven predictions, including flood inundation, consequences for buildings and infrastructure, and geotechnical failure mechanisms in Germany.

Contributions

• Identifies critical gaps and challenges in current flood forecasting capabilities specifically for small to medium-sized catchments in Germany.
• Provides a framework of requirements for future improvements in flood forecasting, highlighting the need for comprehensive flood-driven predictions and consideration of socio-economic and geotechnical impacts.

Funding

Funding information is not provided in the given text.

Citation

@article{Leandro2025Requirements,
  author = {Leandro, Jorge and Althoff, Ingrid and Fischer, Svenja and Mudersbach, Christoph and Lesny, Kerstin},
  title = {Requirements for Flood-Driven Forecasting Systems for Small and Medium-Sized Catchments in Germany},
  journal = {Water},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.3390/w17223283},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/w17223283}
}