Sentences with phrase «daily precipitation based»
Groisman et al. (1999) developed a simple statistical model of the frequency of daily precipitation based on the gamma distribution.
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Evidence that extreme precipitation is increasing is based primarily on analysis1, 2,3 of hourly and daily precipitation observations from the U.S. Cooperative Observer Network, and is supported by observed increases in atmospheric water vapor.4 Recent publications have projected an increase in extreme precipitation events, 1,5 with some areas getting larger increases6 and some getting decreases.7, 2
Yatagai, A., K. Kamiguchi, O. Arakawa, A. Hamada, N. Yasutomi, A. Kitoh (2012) APHRODITE: Constructing a Long - Term Daily Gridded Precipitation Dataset for Asia Based on a Dense Network of Rain Gauges.
Seven single - site statistical downscaling methods for daily temperature and precipitation, including four deterministic algorithms [analog model (ANM), quantile mapping with delta method extrapolation (QMD), cumulative distribution function transform (CDFt), and model - based recursive partitioning (MOB)-RSB- and three stochastic algorithms [generalized linear model (GLM), Conditional Density Estimation Network Creation and Evaluation (CaDENCE), and Statistical Downscaling Model — Decision Centric (SDSM — DC] are evaluated at nine stations located in the mountainous region of Iran's Midwest.
The indicators are based on daily maximum and minimum temperature series, as well as daily totals of precipitation, and represent changes in all seasons of the year.
Indicators based on daily precipitation data show more mixed patterns of change but significant increases have been seen in the extreme amount derived from wet spells and number of heavy rainfall events.
«s. Based on a range of emissions scenarios (B1, A1B, A2), a 1 - in - 20 year annual maximum daily precipitation amount is likely to become a 1 - in - 5 to 1 - in - 15 year event by the end of the 21st century in many regions.
Using daily station - based precipitation records from the United States Historical Climatological Network for the years 1979 - 2008, it is found that there are two distinct sub-regions.