Influence of urbanization on hourly extreme precipitation over China

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 44010 - 44021
• Main Authors: Huang, Xiaowen, Wang, Dashan, Ziegler, Alan D, Liu, Xiaoping, Zeng, Hui, Xu, Zhibo, Zeng, Zhenzhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Diurnal variations; dynamic classification; Extreme weather; Flash floods; Flooding; hourly extreme precipitation; Precipitation; Rainy season; Risk assessment; Seasons; spatiotemporal pattern; Suburban areas; Suburbs; Urban areas; Urbanization; urban–rural difference; Waterlogging; China

The impact of rapid urbanization on the spatiotemporal pattern of short-term extreme precipitation in China remains unclear at the subnational scale. In this study, we present a general framework that measures urbanization-induced variation in hourly extreme wet season precipitation (April–October)...