Global climate shift in 1970s causes a significant worldwide increase in precipitation extremes

S Sarkar, R Maity - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The shift in climate regimes around 1970s caused an overall enhancement of precipitation
extremes across the globe with a specific spatial distribution pattern. We used gridded …

Future characteristics of extreme precipitation indicate the dominance of frequency over intensity: A multi‐model assessment from CMIP6 across India

S Sarkar, R Maity - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents a comprehensive analysis on the past and future changes in
precipitation extremes and quantifies the relative contributions from its frequency and …

Precipitation-based climate change hotspots across India through a multi-model assessment from CMIP6

S Sarkar, SS Maity, R Maity - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents an analysis to identify precipitation-based climate change hotspots and
key-vulnerable cities using multi-model, multi-scenario, high-resolution (0.25°× 0.25°), bias …

Unravelling the causes of 2015 winter monsoon extreme rainfall and floods over Chennai: Influence of atmospheric variability and urbanization on the hydrological …

RT Konduru, G Mrudula, V Singh, AK Srivastava… - Urban climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the causes of extreme precipitation events over the coastal
Chennai city in India during the winter monsoon season of 2015. Our investigation reveals …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of long-duration maximum precipitation during a winter season for large basins dominated by atmospheric rivers using a numerical weather model

Y Hiraga, Y Iseri, MD Warner, CD Frans, AM Duren… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) estimation for long durations during
winter and spring seasons is important to develop the Probable Maximum Flood for …

Revisiting the PMP return periods: A Case study of IMERG data in CONUS

KO Ekpetere, JM Coll, AV Mehta - Total Environment Advances, 2025 - Elsevier
This study proposes a revised probable maximum precipitation (PMP) model which
incorporates return period components based on the relationship between conventional …

Updating probable maximum precipitation for Hong Kong under intensifying extreme precipitation events

P Lan, L Guo, Y Zhang, G Qin, X Li, CR Mello… - Climatic Change, 2024 - Springer
Probable maximum precipitation (PMP) is defined as the greatest depth of precipitation that
is physically possible over a particular location after a storm. Changes in the frequency and …

Evaluation of Statistical PMP Considering RCP Climate Change Scenarios in Republic of Korea

M Seo, S Kim, H Kim, H Kim, JY Shin, JH Heo - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extreme rainfall and floods have increased in frequency and severity in recent years, due to
climate change and urbanization. Consequently, interest in estimating the probable …

[HTML][HTML] A methodology to estimate Probable maximum precipitation (PMP) under climate change using a numerical weather model

Y Hiraga, R Tahara, J Meza - Journal of Hydrology, 2025 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel dynamical model-based method to estimate Probable
Maximum Precipitation (PMP) under climate change. The proposed method fundamentally …

Spatial analysis of historical extreme rainfall characteristics using regionalization in the Lake Biwa and Yodo River Basin, Japan

T Yazawa, A Shoji - Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2023 - iwaponline.com
This research investigated the historical changes in basin-scale rainfall characteristics and
their spatial distributions in the Lake Biwa and Yodo River Basin. Nine rainfall indices …