A Catalogue of Tropical Cyclone Induced Instantaneous Peak Flows Recorded in Puerto Rico and a Comparison with the World’s Maxima

A Catalogue of Tropical Cyclone Induced Instantaneous Peak Flows Recorded in Puerto Rico and a Comparison with the World’s Maxima

Peak streamflow rates from the Insular Caribbean have received limited attention in worldwide catalogues in spite of their potential for exceptionality given many of the islands’ steep topographic relief and proneness to high rainfall rates associated with tropical cyclones. This study compiled 1922...

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Main Authors: Carlos E. Ramos-Scharrón, Caroline T. Garnett, Eugenio Y. Arima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Hydrology
Subjects:
hurricanes
Caribbean
flood envelope
peak flow maxima
natural hazard
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/8/2/84

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