What is the return period of intense rainfall events in the capital cities of the northeast region of Brazil?

Abstract The northeast of Brazil is characterized by a semiarid climate, in which there is a considerable temporal and spatial variability in the distribution of rainfall. In this region, the occurrence of intense rainfall events (IREs) causes severe damage to the population, given that the rampant...

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Main Authors: Danilo Henrique Morais Castro Oliveira, Kellen Carla Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Science Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.934