In their original work, the N, Q emissions at
the peak rainfall event were not obtained for deep placement of N fertilizer, because of a sampling error.
Not exact matches
But in the past, such drought - spawning
events actually occurred during the monsoon season; «the drought
peaks at the time when normally this area is receiving its maximum month of
rainfall,» Abrams says.
There wasn't much impact on daily
peak river levels, since this is about sustained rather than intense
rainfall, but 100 - year highs in monthly averaged river levels became about 80 - year
events.
However, the report does say it is very likely that there will be more intense precipitation
events over many areas, and that
peak winds and
rainfall rates from hurricanes are also likely to be higher.
«Harvey was the most significant tropical cyclone
rainfall event in United States history, both in scope and
peak rainfall amounts, since reliable
rainfall records began around the 1880s».
Published in the journal Hydrological Sciences, the study looks at data sets from 1884 to 2013 and found an upward trend in reported flooding, with flood
events appearing more frequently towards the end of the 20th century,
peaking in 2012 when annual
rainfall was the second highest in over 100 years.