Estimating Probable Maximum Precipitation by Considering Combined Effect of Typhoon and Southwesterly Air Flow

Typhoon Morakot hit southern Taiwan in 2009, bringing 48-hr of heavy rainfall [close to the Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP)] to the Tsengwen Reservoir catchment. This extreme rainfall event resulted from the combined (co-movement) effect of two climate systems (i.e., typhoon and southwesterly a...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Chin Liu, Tao-Chang Yang, Chen-Min Kuo, Jau-Ming Chen, Pao-Shan Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2016-01-01
Series:Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Online Access: http://tao.cgu.org.tw/media/k2/attachments/v276p991.pdf