Simple scaling of extreme precipitation in North America
Extreme precipitation is highly variable in space and time. It is therefore important to characterize precipitation intensity distributions on several temporal and spatial scales. This is a key issue in infrastructure design and risk analysis, for which intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) curves a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-11-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/21/5823/2017/hess-21-5823-2017.pdf |