Changes in the Distribution of Precipitation with the Potential to Cause Extreme Events in the State of Rio de Janeiro for a Future Climate Change Scenario
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Data Used
2.2. Climate Change Detection Indices
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Index | Index | Definitions | Units |
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PRCPTOT | Annual total precipitation on wet days | Let RRij be the daily wet day (≥1 mm) precipitation amount on day i in period j. | mm |
CDD | Maximum number of consecutive days with RR < 1 mm | Let RRij be the daily precipitation amount on day i in period j. Count the largest number of consecutive days where RRij < 1 mm. | days |
CWD | Maximum number of consecutive days with RR ≥ 1 mm | Let RRij be the daily precipitation amount on day i in period j. Count the largest number of consecutive days where RRij ≥ 1 mm. | days |
Rx1day | Maximum 1-day precipitation amount | Let RRij be the daily precipitation amount on day I in period j. The maximum 1-day value for period j is Rx1dayj = max (RRij) | mm |
Rx5day | Maximum consecutive 5-day precipitation | Let RRkj be the precipitation amount for the 5-day interval ending k, period j. Then, maximum 5-day values for period j are Rx5dayj = max (RRkj) | mm |
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Ferreira, W.P.C.; Wanderley, H.S.; Delgado, R.C. Changes in the Distribution of Precipitation with the Potential to Cause Extreme Events in the State of Rio de Janeiro for a Future Climate Change Scenario. Atmosphere 2025, 16, 358. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16040358
Ferreira WPC, Wanderley HS, Delgado RC. Changes in the Distribution of Precipitation with the Potential to Cause Extreme Events in the State of Rio de Janeiro for a Future Climate Change Scenario. Atmosphere. 2025; 16(4):358. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16040358
Chicago/Turabian StyleFerreira, Wanderley Philippe Cardoso, Henderson Silva Wanderley, and Rafael Coll Delgado. 2025. "Changes in the Distribution of Precipitation with the Potential to Cause Extreme Events in the State of Rio de Janeiro for a Future Climate Change Scenario" Atmosphere 16, no. 4: 358. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16040358
APA StyleFerreira, W. P. C., Wanderley, H. S., & Delgado, R. C. (2025). Changes in the Distribution of Precipitation with the Potential to Cause Extreme Events in the State of Rio de Janeiro for a Future Climate Change Scenario. Atmosphere, 16(4), 358. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16040358