Relationship between surface temperature and extreme rainfalls: A multi-time-scale and event-based analysis

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1999-2011

  Panthou, Gérémy ^a   Mailhot, Alain ^a   Laurence, Edward ^a   Talbot, Guillaume ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIMESCALE; WATER CONTENT;

CANADA;

EID: 84907457244     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0020.1     Document Type: Article

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