Fig.1.
Simple taxonomy of extreme weather and climate events according to Stephenson (2008).
Fig. 2.
Intensity and duration of various extreme events according to Starkel (1999). A – short, sudden episodes; B – events that slowly build up and proceed quickly; C – events that appear suddenly and then spread further, 1 and 2 – differentiated reaction trajectories; D – events that slowly build up and disappear just as slowly.
Fig. 3.
Spatial and temporal scales for different extreme events according to Starkel (2003).
Table 1.
General concept of extreme event classification.
| Main categories | Meteorological | Hydrological | Geomorphological | Oceanographical | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [M] | [H] | [G] | [O] | [X] | |
| Types and subtypes | M-1 | H-1 | G-1 | O-1 | X-1 |
| M-2 | H-2 | G-2 | O-2 | X-2 | |
| M-3 | H-3 | G-3 | O-3 | X-3 | |
| … | … | … | … | … | |
| M-n | H-n | G-n | O-n | X-n | |
| Events | Combined/Synergistic | ||||
Fig. 4.
Types of hazard maps presented in the ISOK project.