Analysis of diurnal, seasonal, and annual distribution of urban sub-hourly to hourly rainfall extremes in Germany

The timing of short extreme rainstorm, which was usually thought to occur on midsummer afternoons, was investigated to improve future mitigation options for infrastructure and safety from localised flash flooding. Using a peak-over-threshold approach, the timing of 10- and 60-min extreme events was...

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Main Authors: Nasrin Haacke, Eva Nora Paton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2021-04-01
Series:Hydrology Research
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Online Access:http://hr.iwaponline.com/content/52/2/478