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In this article, a dynamical downscaling (DD) procedure is proposed to downscale tropical cyclones (TCs) from a general circulation model, with the goal of investigating inland intense precipitation from these storms in the future. This DD procedure...

The IMERG V06 hourly rainfall product at daily and hourly scales was evaluated during the warm season (May to September) from 2015 to 2020 using 651 high-quality rain-gauge stations over the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Based on hourly observed rain-gauge p...

Episodic recharge as a result of infrequent, high intensity precipitation events comprises the bulk of groundwater recharge in arid environments. Climate change and shifts in precipitation intensity will affect groundwater continuity, thus altering g...

The Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) satellite is the first to be designed to measure precipitation, and its precipitation products have been assessed in a variety of ways. Data for its post-real-time level 2 product (3B42) performed well...

This study evaluates the representativeness of two widely used next-generation global satellite precipitation estimates data for short-term precipitation over China, namely the satellite data from the Climate Prediction Center morphing (CMORPH) and t...

Precipitation intensity estimation is a critical issue in the analysis of weather conditions. Most existing approaches focus on building complex models to extract rain streaks. However, an efficient approach to estimate the precipitation intensity fr...

In this study, concentrations of three different air pollutants (PM10, SO2, and NO2) were obtained from four air quality monitoring stations (AQMSs) over an 11-year period from 2013 to 2023. Meteorological variables (temperature, dew point temperatur...

The intensity of precipitation is expected to increase in response to climate change, but the regions where this may occur are unclear. The lack of certainty from climate models warrants an examination of trends in observational records. However, the...

Accurate precipitation intensity forecasting is crucial for effective flood management and early warning systems. This study evaluates the performances of convolutional neural network (CNN) and long short-term memory (LSTM) models in predicting hourl...

Recently, Asia has experienced significant damage from extreme precipitation events caused by climate change. Improving the accuracy of quantitative precipitation forecasts over wide regions is essential to mitigate the damage caused by precipitation...

Droughts often have a substantial impact on normal socio-economic activities and agricultural production. The Haihe River Basin, one of the primary food production areas in China, has become increasingly sensitive to alternating droughts and floods,...

Typhoon precipitation and intensity forecasting plays an important role in disaster prevention and mitigation in the typhoon landfall area. However, the issue of improving forecast accuracy is very challenging. In this study, the Weather Research and...

Water deficit is high and precipitation varies spatio-temporally in arid areas. This study was conducted to analyse the spatio-temporal variability of precipitation and drought intensity in an arid catchment in South Africa. The Soil and Water Assess...

The knowledge about impacts of changes in precipitation regimes on terrestrial ecosystems is fundamental to improve our understanding of global environment change, particularly in the context that heavy precipitation is expected to increase according...

An increasing focus of climate change studies is the projection of storm events characterized by heavy, very heavy, extreme, and/or intense precipitation. Projected changes in the spatiotemporal distributions of such intense precipitation events rema...

This study aims to analyze the atmospheric conditions associated with an event of intense precipitation caused by Easterly Wave Disturbances (EWDs), as well as the environmental conditions related to the mass gravitational movement that occurred betw...

The Global Positioning System (GPS) consists of a constellation of satellites that transmit radio frequency signals to many users with varied applications. For meteorological purposes, the based-ground GPS receivers can provide high-quality column or...

Temporal variability of rainfall is extreme in the rangelands of northern Australia and occurs at annual, decadal, and even longer timescales. To maintain long-term productivity of the rangelands of northern Australia under highly variable rainfall c...

Previous dendroclimatic studies have examined the relationship between total precipitation amounts and tree radial growth in the southeastern USA, yet recent studies indicate that specific precipitation event types and rainfall intensities influence...

Extreme precipitation events have become a central focus of the scientific community due to their increased occurrence in recent years. This study aims to analyze the variability and trends in aspects associated with the rainy seasons in the South Am...

The nowcasting of strong convective precipitation is highly demanded and presents significant challenges, as it offers meteorological services to diverse socio-economic sectors to prevent catastrophic weather events accompanied by strong convective p...

This study examines the relationship between gully erosion in channels, sidewalls, and interfluves, and precipitation parameters (duration, total accumulation, average intensity, and maximum intensity) annually and seasonally to determine seasonal dr...

Contextualizing historic hydroclimate variability in the southeastern USA has relied significantly on proxy indicators such as tree-ring data, and while previous studies have reconstructed total precipitation, less is known about the historic variabi...

A runway pavement during its useful life is subject to a series of deteriorations because of repeated load cycles and environmental conditions. One of the most common deteriorations is the formation of rutting (surface depression in the wheel path) o...

Climate change research has received increasing attention from both researchers and the public, and the analysis of precipitation is one of the most important topics in this field. As a supplement to gauge observations, satellite-derived precipitatio...

The PannEx is a GEWEX-initiated, community driven research network in the Pannonian Basin. One of the main scientific issues to address in PannEx is the investigation of precipitation extremes. Meteorological Services in the PannEx area collected the...

Long-term and high-resolution reanalysis precipitation datasets provide important support for research on climate change, hydrological forecasting, etc. The comprehensive evaluation of the error performances of the newly released ERA5-Land and CRA40-...

As a mountainous country, Nepal is most susceptible to precipitation extremes and related hazards, including severe floods, landslides and droughts that cause huge losses of life and property, impact the Himalayan environment, and hinder the socioeco...

In this study, the temporal and spatial patterns of rainfall in the Longchuan River basin from 1977 to 2017 were analyzed, to assess the feature of precipitation. Based on the daily precipitation time series, the Lorenz curve, precipitation concentra...

This study investigated the variability and trends in 115 years (1909–2023) of daily precipitation observed at three hydrometeorological stations in southern (Kaisaniemi), central (Kajaani), and northern (Sodankylä) Finland. We also identi...

As a catastrophic phenomenon, drought has destructive impacts on water resources, the environment, and the ecosystem. Consequently, drought plays a vital role in risk assessment, water resources management, and drought mitigation plans. The main aim...

The features of the atmospheric γ-background reaction to liquid atmospheric precipitation in the form of bursts is investigated, and various forms of them are analyzed. A method is described for interpreting forms of the measured γ-background respons...

The focus of this research is to develop a general method for estimation of rain intensity for application in various geographical regions. In a world with a changing climate, a high importance is attributed to the potential threats caused by increas...

Changes in climate extremes have become a hot issue in the research field of climate change recently. Many studies have reported that climate extremes have occurred more frequently and with increasing intensity in recent decades. In this study, thres...

Climate change causes the global redistribution of precipitation, yet little is known about the effects of the changes in precipitation intensity and frequency on the seedlings of wood trees in warm temperate forests. In this study, we focused on the...

This study evaluates the performance of the North American Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (NA-CORDEX) models in simulating the historical precipitation extremes and uses the best-performing model to project changes in extreme pre...

Precipitation is a major component of the water cycle. Accurate and reliable estimation of precipitation is essential for various applications. Generally, there are three main types of precipitation products: satellite based, reanalysis, and ground m...

Topography and precipitation intensity are important factors that affect the quality of satellite precipitation products (SPPs). A clear understanding of the accuracy performance of SPPs over complex terrains and its relationship with topography is v...

Precipitation data are crucial for research on agricultural production, vegetation growth, and other topics related to environmental resources and ecology. With an increasing number of multi-typed gridded precipitation products (PPs), it is important...

Climate change will have a greater impact on the severity of flash floods, since precipitation intensity is expected to increase, even in areas where a reduction of precipitation is possible. This change in climate is expected to increase flood wave...

This study aims to determine if there is variation in precipitation concentrations in Chile. We analyzed daily and monthly records from 89 pluviometric stations in the period 1970–2016 and distributed between 29°12′ S and 39°30′ S. This area was divi...

This study analyzed the diurnal variations of summer deep convective precipitation (DCP) over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and its southern region. The results show that DCP is the main type of precipitation over the QTP. The precipitation intensi...

The variations in summer precipitation according to different grades and their effects on summer drought/flooding in the Haihe River basin were analyzed using the daily precipitation data from 161 meteorological stations from 1972 to 2021. The result...

It is an important to study atmospheric thermal and dynamic vertical structures over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and their impact on precipitation by using long-term observation at representative stations. This study exhibits the observational facts of...

As a major component of water cycle, the accuracy quantification of different precipitation products is critical for evaluating climate change and ecosystem functions. However, a lack of evidence is available to choose a precise precipitation product...

In recent years, numerous studies have been carried out on changes in the temperature and precipitation regimes and in the frequency of the extreme events that are a result of climate change. While there is evidence of an increase in temperature at a...

This study aims to systematically evaluate the accuracy and applicability of GPM satellite precipitation products (IMERG-E, IMERG-L, and IMERG-F) with varying time lags at different spatial and temporal scales over mainland China. We use quantitative...

Accurate precipitation estimates are essential for hydrological modeling and flood forecasting, particularly in regions like Ireland where rainfall patterns are highly variable and extreme events are becoming more frequent. This study evaluates the p...

Many studies have shown that air pollutants have complex impacts on urban precipitation. Meteorological weather station and satellite Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) product data from the last 20 years, combined with simulation results from the Weather R...

In recent decades, climate change has become a critical global issue with far-reaching consequences for regional climates and ecosystems. While regional climate models provide valuable information, there is a growing need for high-resolution simulati...