The relationship between extreme hourly precipitation and surface temperature in different hydroclimatic regions of the United States

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 319-325

  Shaw, Stephen B ^a   Alisa Royem, A ^b   Riha, Susan J ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Extreme events; North America; Precipitation; Surface temperature

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER STATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955026301     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JHM1364.1     Document Type: Article

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