Changes in precipitation extremes in the Hawaiian Islands in a warming climate
- Author:
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Chu, Pao-Shin, Chen, Ying Ruan, Schroeder, Thomas
- Title:
- Changes in precipitation extremes in the Hawaiian Islands in a warming climate
- Periodical:
- Journal of Climate
- Year:
- 2010
- Volume:
- 23
- Pages:
- 4881-4900
- Subject:
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Precipitation
Climatic changes
Rain and rainfall research
- Summary:
- Using daily observational records from the 1950s to 2007, climate change indices related to extreme precipitation events in the Hawaiian Islands are investigated. Long-term downward trends are obvious for four precipitation related indices. Long-term upward trends are evident for consecutive dry days (CDD).
- Label:
- Weather & Climate
- URL:
- http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2010JCLI3484.1
- Date:
- 15 September 2010
- Collection:
- Periodicals