Diagnosis and prognosis of extreme precipitation events in the Mexico City Basin

The number of severe storms (more than 20 mm hr-1 of rainfall) in the Mexico City basin has increased in recent decades. In some parts of the city there is substantially more precipitation than in the past. These changes in the weather regime have resulted in higher risk to intense precipitation and...

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Main Authors: Matías Méndez, Joel Pérez, Víctor Magaña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica 2003-04-01
Series:Geofísica Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2003/02/magana.pdf