A very unusual precipitation event associated with the 2015 floods in Jakarta: an analysis of the meteorological factors

A very unusual precipitation event associated with the 2015 floods in Jakarta: an analysis of the meteorological factors

“The 2–days precipitation event over Jakarta in February 2015 was very unusual, the highest in the 135–year long historical records with a return period more than 60 years in the current climate. An intensified monsoon with an unusual northerly winds leading to this event is described. The 2015 even...

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Main Authors: Siswanto, Gerard van der Schrier, Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Bart van den Hurk, Edvin Aldrian, Yunus Swarinoto, Widada Sulistya, Andi Eka Sakya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
Subjects:
2-day precipitation
Extreme event
Jakarta
2015
Flooding
Return period
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094715300402

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