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Intensification of extreme precipitation in arid Central Asia
Journal of Hydrology, 2021Junqiang Yao +2 more
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Extreme Precipitation in a Changing World
Extreme precipitation has serious implications for environment, humans, and economy, as it can lead to various natural events and hazards, such as floods, mudslides, dam bursting, water pollution, and erosion. Accurate estimates and evaluations of extreme precipitation are essential to avoid potential damages and losses.openaire +1 more source
Spatiotemporal characteristics of regional extreme precipitation in Yangtze River basin
Journal of Hydrology, 2021Zhongbo Yu, Peng Jiang
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Extreme precipitation in the past and future
We create Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curves which describe the major statistical characteristics of extreme precipitation events (return level, return period, time scale) and are capable of considering large-scale influences. They provide information on the probability of exceedance of certain precipitation intensities for a range of durations ...Felix S. Fauer, Henning W. Rust
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Human influence has intensified extreme precipitation in North America
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020Megan C Kirchmeier-Young, Xuebin Zhang
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Definitions and Indices of Precipitation Extremes
2016Definitions of extreme climatological and meteorological events may depend on the objective of the study, the type of data, or the researcher’s subjective opinion. This chapter discusses definitions of extreme climatic events and presents indices of precipitation extremes found in the literature. The spatial and seasonal variability in a range of these
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