Variability and potential predictability of Elbe river streamflow and their relationship to global teleconnection patterns

Abstract

Determining the variability and predictability of river discharge is of crucial importance to many societies as they struggle with different hydrological risks related to flooding, drought and fresh water supply. This study is among the first to assess the variability and potential predictability of Elbe river streamflow and their relationship with global teleconnection patterns, from a synoptical scale and extending to decadal time scales.