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Next-Generation Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves for Diverse Land across the Continental United States

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SCIENTIFIC DATA
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02680-4

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The current methods for designing hydrological infrastructure have limitations in accurately predicting flooding and considering land use factors. To address these issues, next-generation intensity-duration-frequency (NG-IDF) curves have been developed, including land use factors, which will help improve design practices and assess infrastructure design risks.
The current methods for designing hydrological infrastructure rely on precipitation-based intensity-duration-frequency curves. However, they cannot accurately predict flooding caused by snowmelt or rain-on-snow events, potentially leading to underdesigned infrastructure and property damage. To address these issues, next-generation intensity-duration-frequency (NG-IDF) curves have been developed for the open condition, characterizing water available for runoff from rainfall, snowmelt, and rain-on-snow. However, they lack consideration of land use land cover (LULC) factors, which can significantly affect runoff processes. We address this limitation by expanding open area NG-IDF dataset to include eight vegetated LULCs over the continental United States, including forest (deciduous, evergreen, mixed), shrub, grass, pasture, crop, and wetland. This NG-IDF 2.0 dataset offers a comprehensive analysis of hydrological extreme events and their associated drivers under different LULCs at a continental scale. It will serve as a useful resource for improving standard design practices and aiding in the assessment of infrastructure design risks. Additionally, it provides useful insights into how changes in LULC impact flooding magnitude, mechanisms, timing, and snow water supply.

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