Compound extreme hourly rainfall preconditioned by heatwaves most likely in the mid-latitudes

The potential compounding behaviour of heatwaves and extreme rainfall have important implications for a range of hazards, including wildfires and flooding, yet remain poorly understood. In this global study, we analyse the likelihood of extreme 1-hr rainfall immediately following a heatwave, and ide...

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Main Authors: Christoph Sauter, Hayley J. Fowler, Seth Westra, Haider Ali, Nadav Peleg, Christopher J. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094723000166