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Robust increase in extreme summer rainfall intensity during the past four decades observed in China

Global warming increases the moisture holding capacity of the atmosphere and consequently the potential risks of extreme rainfall. Here we show that maximum hourly summer rainfall intensity has increased by about 11.2% on average, using continuous hourly gauge records for 1971–2013 from 721 weather...

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Autores principales: Xiao, Chan, Wu, Peili, Zhang, Lixia, Song, Lianchun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5137019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep38506