Hydroclimatic Extremes: Modeling, Forecasting, and Assessment

A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 20

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Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
Interests: climate change; precipitation extremes; flood; drought; water availability

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Dear Colleagues,

Hydroclimatic extremes such as floods, droughts, and compound hot dry events are intensifying under anthropogenic climate change, posing severe threats to water security, ecosystem resilience, infrastructure integrity, and human wellbeing worldwide. Despite advances in process-based and statistical modeling and advanced forecasting techniques, substantial uncertainties hinder accurate prediction and risk assessment. A comprehensive understanding of the drivers, spatial temporal dynamics, and cascading impacts of these extremes is essential for developing robust adaptation, mitigation, and early warning systems.

This Special Issue of Climate seeks to assemble high quality original research and critical reviews on the modeling, forecasting, and impact assessment of hydroclimatic extremes. Aligned with the journal’s focus on climate variability, extreme event analysis, and resilience, it aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and advance science-based solutions that inform water management and policy decisions.

Contributions may address process-based and statistical modeling; uncertainty quantification and bias correction; compound and multi-hazard event analysis; advanced forecasting methods leveraging data assimilation and machine learning; downscaling and projection evaluation; and the design of early warning or decision support tools. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews that demonstrate innovative methodologies, regional applications, or adaptation pathways.

Dr. Parisa Hosseinzadehtalaei
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • hydroclimatic extremes
  • extreme precipitation, droughts, and floods
  • compound extreme events
  • climate modeling
  • uncertainty quantification
  • early warning systems
  • adaptation strategies

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