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Dynamical Downscaling and Loss Modeling for the Reconstruction of Historical Weather Extremes and Their Impacts: A Severe Foehn Storm in 1925

Peter Stucki Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Stefan Brönnimann Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Olivia Martius Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, Institute of Geography, and Mobiliar Lab for Natural Risks, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Christoph Welker Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Ralph Rickli Institute of Geography, University of Bern, and Meteotest, Bern, Switzerland

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Silke Dierer Meteotest, Bern, Switzerland

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David N. Bresch Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich, Switzerland

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Gilbert P. Compo Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, and Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado

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Prashant D. Sardeshmukh Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, and Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado

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01 Aug 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00041.1
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1233–1241
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CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Peter Stucki, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, Bern, Switzerland, E-mail: peter.stucki@giub.unibe.ch

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Peter Stucki, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, Bern, Switzerland, E-mail: peter.stucki@giub.unibe.ch
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