Recent decadal enhancement of Meiyu–Baiu heavy rainfall over East Asia

Abstract East of Eurasia, moist air is transported poleward, forming the Meiyu–Baiu front over East Asia in late June and early July. Recently, unusually heavy rainfall may have increased, causing catastrophic flooding in East Asia. Here, unique 23-year precipitation satellite radar data confirm rec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hiroshi G. Takahashi, Hatsuki Fujinami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93006-0