Can the Extreme Rainfall Associated with Typhoon Morakot (2009) Happen in Hong Kong?

ABSTRACT: Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan in August 2009 and brought torrential rain and high death toll to the region. The registered maximum cumulative rainfall depth approached the world record of the greatest point rainfall. In this paper, the risk of experiencing rain episodes of similar severity in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S.T. Chan, Yiwu Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2012-02-01
Series:Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225603218300109