Monsoons, ITCZs, and the concept of the global monsoon

R Geen, S Bordoni, DS Battisti, K Hui - Reviews of Geophysics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Earth's tropical and subtropical rainbands, such as Intertropical Convergence Zones (ITCZs)
and monsoons, are complex systems, governed by both large‐scale constraints on the …

A global climatological perspective on the importance of Rossby wave breaking and intense moisture transport for extreme precipitation events

AJ De Vries - Weather and Climate Dynamics Discussions, 2020 - wcd.copernicus.org
Extreme precipitation events (EPEs) cause frequently flooding with dramatic socioeconomic
impacts in many parts of the world. Previous studies considered two synoptic-scale …

On the event-based extreme precipitation across China: Time distribution patterns, trends, and return levels

X Wu, S Guo, J Yin, G Yang, Y Zhong, D Liu - Journal of hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
The preceding and succeeding precipitation (PSP) of a precipitation extreme often
contribute to flooding initiated by the extreme event itself. In this study, the concept of event …

Event-based time distribution patterns, return levels, and their trends of extreme precipitation across Indus Basin

M Zaman, I Ahmad, M Usman, M Saifullah, MN Anjum… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study presented the spatio-temporal characteristics of extreme precipitation events in
the Northern Highlands of Pakistan (NHPK). Daily precipitation observations of 30 in situ …

A new pixel-to-object method for evaluating the capability of the GPM IMERG product to quantify precipitation systems

R Li, D Qi, Y Zhang, K Wang - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the major advantages of satellite precipitation estimates is that they can provide a
complete picture of precipitation systems; a difficult task to achieve using sparsely distributed …

Event-based extreme precipitation in central-eastern China: Large-scale anomalies and teleconnections

W Shang, S Li, X Ren, K Duan - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Event-based extreme precipitation (EEP), defined as an extreme precipitation event (no less
than 1 mm for continuous days) having at least one daily precipitation exceeding the 90th …

A spatial‐temporal extreme precipitation database from GPM IMERG

Y Zhou, K Nelson, KI Mohr, GJ Huffman… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme precipitation events (EPEs) have the potential to create catastrophic flooding,
landslides, and infrastructure damage. We diagnose the spatial and temporal characteristics …

Tracking mesoscale convective systems in IMERG and regional variability of their properties in the tropics

M Rajagopal, J Russell, G Skok… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) constitute only a fraction of convective systems in the
tropics but significantly impact tropical weather and global climate. Early studies used …

Validation of precipitation events in ERA5 to gauge observations during warm seasons over eastern China

G Wu, S Qin, Y Mao, Z Ma, C Shi - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Precipitation events should be characterized using data with high temporal resolution, such
as hourly precipitation. Event-based evaluation can provide more information than the …

Time distribution pattern and spatial heterogeneity of hourly scale event-based extreme precipitation in China

Y Zhang, K Liang, C Liu - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Extreme precipitation occurs naturally in the form of “events,” and the spatio-temporal
distribution pattern of event-based extreme precipitation is of great significance to flood …