Heavy rain intensity distributions on varying time scales and at different temperatures

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  Haerter, J O ^a   Berg, P ^b   Hagemann, S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIME MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES;

CLAUSIUS CLAPEYRON RELATION; GERMANY; HEAVY RAINS; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; POWER-LAW TAIL; PRECIPITATION DATA; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SCALING RELATIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; TIME-SCALES; TOTAL PRECIPITATION;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

POWER LAW; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES;

GERMANY;

EID: 77956547410     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013384     Document Type: Article

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