Contrasting response of rainfall extremes to increase in surface air and dewpoint temperatures at urban locations in India

Abstract Rainfall extremes are projected to increase under the warming climate. The Clausius-Clapeyron (C-C) relationship provides a physical basis to understand the sensitivity of rainfall extremes in response to warming, however, relationships between rainfall extremes and air temperature over tro...

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Main Authors: Haider Ali, Vimal Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01306-1