Incorporating non-stationarity from climate change into rainfall frequency and intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves

KE Schlef, KE Kunkel, C Brown, Y Demissie… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves–sometimes also called precipitation
frequency estimates–are used to design urban drainage systems for stormwater control and …

Does the hook structure constrain future flood intensification under anthropogenic climate warming?

J Yin, S Guo, P Gentine, SC Sullivan… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric moisture holding capacity increases with temperature by about 7% per° C
according to the Clausius‐Clapeyron relationship. Thermodynamically then, precipitation …

Linking total precipitable water to precipitation extremes globally

S Kim, A Sharma, C Wasko, R Nathan - Earth's Future, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between extreme precipitation (EP) and precipitable water (W) is useful to
assess design extremes and speculate on their expected changes with rising global …

An improved method for rainfall forecast based on GNSS-PWV

L Li, K Zhang, S Wu, H Li, X Wang, A Hu, W Li, E Fu… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) has been applied to the sounding of precipitable
water vapor (PWV) due to its high accuracy and high spatiotemporal resolutions. PWV …

An atmospheric water balance perspective on extreme rainfall potential for the contiguous US

Y Su, JA Smith - Water Resources Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we examine extremes of atmospheric water balance components through
analyses of annual maxima of precipitable water and water vapor transport. Our analyses …

The hydrometeorology of extreme floods in the lower Mississippi River

Y Su, JA Smith, G Villarini - Journal of hydrometeorology, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Lower Mississippi River has experienced a cluster of extreme floods during the
past two decades. The Bonnet Carré spillway, which is located on the Mississippi River …

Climate change in the human environment: Indicators and impacts from the Fourth National Climate Assessment

LE Stevens, TK Maycock, BC Stewart - Journal of the Air & Waste …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) is the most comprehensive
report to date assessing climate change science, impacts, risks, and adaptation in the United …

Summer extreme precipitation in the key region of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway

J Ma, X Yao - Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2023 - Springer
ABSTRACT The Sichuan-Tibet Railway, mainly located in the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau, is affected by summertime extreme precipitation (SEP). Using daily rain-gauge …

CWRF downscaling and understanding of China precipitation projections

R Jiang, L Sun, C Sun, XZ Liang - Climate Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The regional Climate-Weather Research and Forecasting model (CWRF) was used
to downscale the NCAR Community Climate System Model V4. 0 (CCSM4) projection of …

Impacts of large‐scale urbanization and irrigation on summer precipitation in the mid‐Atlantic region of the United States

J Li, Y Qian, LR Leung, Z Feng… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates how urbanization and irrigation in the United States east of the Rocky
Mountains affect summer precipitation in the Mid‐Atlantic region (MAR) using convection …