Urbanization alters rainfall extremes over the contiguous United States

Urbanization alters rainfall extremes over the contiguous United States

Anthropogenic changes are likely to intensify rainfall extremes, posing a risk to human, environmental and urban systems. Understanding the impact of urbanization on rainfall extremes is critical for both reliable climate projections as well as sustainable urban development. This study presents the...

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Main Authors: Jitendra Singh, Subhankar Karmakar, Debasish PaiMazumder, Subimal Ghosh, Dev Niyogi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
extremes
urbanization
nonstationary
rainfall
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab8980

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