A new index to quantify the extremeness of precipitation across scales

<p>Quantifying the extremeness of heavy precipitation allows for the comparison of events. Conventional quantitative indices, however, typically neglect the spatial extent or the duration, while both are important to understand potential impacts. In 2014, the weather extremity index (WEI) was...

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Published in:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Main Authors: P. Voit, M. Heistermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-08-01
Online Access:https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/22/2791/2022/nhess-22-2791-2022.pdf