scholarly journals A comparison of extreme precipitation event frequency and magnitude using a high‐resolution rain gage network and NOAA Atlas 14 across Delaware

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 3748-3756
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Leathers ◽  
Saber E. Brasher ◽  
Kevin R. Brinson ◽  
Christopher Hughes ◽  
Sam Weiskopf
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Event ◽  
Precipitation Event ◽  
Event Frequency ◽  
Rain Gage

scholarly journals Seasonal and regional variations in extreme precipitation event frequency using CMIP5

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 5385-5393 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Janssen ◽  
R. L. Sriver ◽  
D. J. Wuebbles ◽  
K. E. Kunkel
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Event ◽  
Precipitation Event ◽  
Regional Variations ◽  
Event Frequency

scholarly journals High resolution modelling of the extreme precipitation event over Algiers in November 2001

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Moore ◽  
C. Wilson ◽  
S. Bell
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Extreme Rainfall ◽  
Unified Model ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Event ◽  
Precipitation Event ◽  
Latent Heating ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Modelling Study

Abstract. Between 18:00UTC on Friday 9th November and 12:00UTC on Saturday 10th November 2001 260mm of rainfall was recorded at Bouzareah, compared to the November average of just 96mm. This extreme rainfall resulted in landslides and flooding, causing immense damage to the Bab-el-Oued district of Algiers and affected the lives of more than 2000 people. In this paper, key results from a modelling study of this event using the UK Met Office Unified Model at global (60km), regional (20km) and national (4km) horizontal resolutions are described. In general, it is found that the event could be well forecast with increases in resolution leading to better predictions of both the distribution and intensity of the rainfall. The role of the local orography and latent heating are also discussed.

scholarly journals Response of a mixed grass prairie to an extreme precipitation event

Ecosphere ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. art172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Concilio ◽  
Janet S. Prevéy ◽  
Peter Omasta ◽  
James O'Connor ◽  
Jesse B. Nippert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Event ◽  
Precipitation Event ◽  
Mixed Grass Prairie ◽  
Mixed Grass

scholarly journals Polarimetric Radar Signatures and Performance of Various Radar Rainfall Estimators during an Extreme Precipitation Event over the Thousand-Island Lake Area in Eastern China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 2335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yabin Gou ◽  
Haonan Chen ◽  
Jiafeng Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Rain Gauge ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Event ◽  
Precipitation Event ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Lake Area ◽  
Polarimetric Radar ◽  
Radar Rainfall

Polarimetric radar provides more choices and advantages for quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) than single-polarization radar. Utilizing the C-band polarimetric radar in Hangzhou, China, six radar QPE estimators based on the horizontal reflectivity (ZH), specific attenuation (AH), specific differential phase (KDP), and double parameters that further integrate the differential reflectivity (ZDR), namely, R(ZH, ZDR), R(KDP, ZDR), and R(AH, ZDR), are investigated for an extreme precipitation event that occurred in Eastern China on 1 June 2016. These radar QPE estimators are respectively evaluated and compared with a local rain gauge network and drop size distribution data observed by two disdrometers. The results show that (i) although R(AH, ZDR) underestimates in the light rain scenario, it performs the best among all radar QPE estimators according to the normalized mean error; (ii) the optimal radar rainfall relationship and consistency between radar measurements aloft and their surface counterparts are both required to obtain accurate rainfall estimates close to the ground. The contamination from melting layer on AH and KDP can make R(AH), R(AH, ZDR), R(KDP), and R(KDP, ZDR) less effective than R(ZH) and R(ZH,ZDR). Instead, adjustments of the α coefficient can partly reduce such impact and hence render a superior AH–based rainfall estimator; (iii) each radar QPE estimator may outperform others during some time intervals featured by particular rainfall characteristics, but they all tend to underestimate rainfall if radar fails to capture the rapid development of rainstorms.

Extreme precipitation event over the Yellow Sea western coast: Is there a trend?

2017 ◽  
Vol 441 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huailiang Wang ◽  
Zhuhai Shao ◽  
Tao Gao ◽  
Tao Zou ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Sea ◽  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Event ◽  
The Yellow Sea ◽  
Precipitation Event ◽  
Western Coast
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