Spatial distribution of extreme precipitation in the Tibetan Plateau and effects of external forcing factors based on Generalized Pareto Distribution

The daily precipitation data of the years 1955–2017 from May to September were retrieved; then a Generalized Pareto Distribution (GPD) and maximum likelihood methods were adopted to understand trends and calculate the reappearance period of heavy precipitation in the Tibetan Plateau (TP). The daily...

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Main Authors: Jiajia Gao, Pengfei Ma, Jun Du, Xiaoqing Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2021-05-01
Series:Water Supply
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Online Access:http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/21/3/1253