Urban extent enhances extreme precipitation over the Pearl River Delta, China

• Published in: Atmospheric science letters Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 310 - 317
• Main Authors: Wang, Dagang, Jiang, Peng, Wang, Guiling, Wang, Dashan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.2015; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Atmospheric precipitations; Atmospheric sciences; Correlation; correlation coefficient; Datasets; extreme precipitation; Extreme weather; Heat; Pearl River Delta; Precipitation; Rain; Rainfall; Rainfall measurement; Rivers; Studies; Tropical climate; Tropical rainfall; urban extent; Urbanization; Pearl River (China); China; China, People's Rep., Zhu R; China, People's Rep

The relationship between urban extent and extreme precipitation over the Pearl River Delta in China is evaluated using the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission 3B42 precipitation product. The spatial pattern of extreme precipitation indices agrees well with that of the urban extent, with significan...