Linking trends in urban extreme rainfall to urban flooding in China

• Published in: International journal of climatology Vol. 37; no. 13; pp. 4586 - 4593
• Main Authors: Zhou, Xinyao, Bai, Zhijie, Yang, Yonghui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 15.11.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: China; Cities; Climate change; Clusters; Extreme weather; Flash flooding; Flash floods; Flood management; Flood risk; Flooding; Floods; Megacities; Rain; Rainfall; Risk management; Spatial variations; sponge city; Storm damage; Storms; trend analysis; Trends; Urban areas; urban extreme rainfall; urban flooding; Urban rainfall

ABSTRACT Storm‐induced urban flooding is a global issue that causes large damages and fatalities. Characterizing extreme rainfall is critical to urban flood risk management. Although China's cities have been experiencing a rapid increase in urban flooding in recent decades, there is a lack of n...