Best-fit probability distributions and return periods for maximum monthly rainfall in Bangladesh

MA Alam, K Emura, C Farnham, J Yuan - Climate, 2018 - mdpi.com
The study of frequency analysis is important to find the most suitable model that could
anticipate extreme events of certain natural phenomena eg, rainfall, floods, etc. The goal of …

Flood risk assessment and mapping using AHP in arid and semiarid regions

F Radwan, AA Alazba, A Mossad - Acta Geophysica, 2019 - Springer
Identifying flood risk-prone areas in the regions of extreme aridity conditions is essential for
mitigating flood risk and rainwater harvesting. Accordingly, the present work is addressed to …

Validation of satellite based precipitation over diverse topography of Pakistan

MF Iqbal, H Athar - Atmospheric Research, 2018 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multi-Satellite
Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) product data with 0.25°× 0.25° spatial and post-real-time 3 h …

Estimating maximum daily precipitation in the upper Vistula basin, Poland

D Młyński, A Wałęga, A Petroselli, F Tauro, M Cebulska - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to determine the best probability distributions for calculating the
maximum annual daily precipitation with the specific probability of exceedance (Pmaxp%) …

Analysis of rainfall extremes in the Ngong River Basin of Kenya: Towards integrated urban flood risk management

B Juma, LO Olang, M Hassan, S Chasia… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme rainfall events are a major cause of highly disruptive flooding in small urban
watersheds with limited flood risk management systems. In the Ngong River Basin of Kenya …

A comparison of the China-Z Index (CZI) and the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) for drought assessment in the Hirfanli Dam basin in central Turkey

U Zeybekoğlu, G Aktürk - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021 - Springer
In recent years, drought due to climate change cause significant negative effects on
hydrological processes and water budget in many river basins around the world. Drought …

Possibility of using the STORAGE rainfall generator model in the flood analyses in urban areas

A Wałęga, D Młyński, A Petroselli, DL De Luca… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In this investigation, we evaluated the applicability of the Stochastic Rainfall Generator
(STORAGE) as a data source for deriving design hydrographs in urban catchments. This …

Statistical distribution of rainfall in Uttarakhand, India

V Kumar, Shanu, Jahangeer - Applied Water Science, 2017 - Springer
Understanding of rainfall is an important issue for Uttarakhand, India which having varied
topography and due to that extreme rainfall causes quick runoff which warns structural and …

Event-based time distribution patterns, return levels, and their trends of extreme precipitation across Indus Basin

M Zaman, I Ahmad, M Usman, M Saifullah, MN Anjum… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study presented the spatio-temporal characteristics of extreme precipitation events in
the Northern Highlands of Pakistan (NHPK). Daily precipitation observations of 30 in situ …

How climate change is affecting the summer monsoon extreme rainfall pattern over the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India: present and future perspectives

M Pant, R Bhatla, S Ghosh, S Das, RK Mall - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP), the source of grains for around 40% Indian
population, is known as the breadbasket of India. The Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall …