The future intensification of hourly precipitation extremes

Andreas F. Prein (), Roy M. Rasmussen, Kyoko Ikeda, Changhai Liu, Martyn P. Clark and Greg J. Holland
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Andreas F. Prein: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 3090 Center Green Drive
Roy M. Rasmussen: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 3090 Center Green Drive
Kyoko Ikeda: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 3090 Center Green Drive
Changhai Liu: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 3090 Center Green Drive
Martyn P. Clark: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 3090 Center Green Drive
Greg J. Holland: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 3090 Center Green Drive

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 1, 48-52

Abstract: Climate change is causing increases in extreme rainfall across the United States. This study uses observations and high-resolution modelling to show that rainfall changes related to rising temperatures depend on the available atmospheric moisture.

Date: 2017
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