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DOI 10.1029/2020GL087238
Titel (primär) Analyses through the Metastatistical Extreme Value distribution identify contributions of Tropical Cyclones to rainfall extremes in the Eastern US
Autor Miniussi, A.; Villarini, G.; Marani, M.
Quelle Geophysical Research Letters
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
Department CATHYD
Band/Volume 47
Heft 7
Seite von e2020GL087238
Sprache englisch
Keywords Tropical Cyclones; Metastatistical Extreme Value Distribution; Rainfall extremes; Mixed distributions; Tropical Cyclones rainfall
Abstract Tropical Cyclones (TCs) generate extreme precipitation with severe impacts across large coastal and inland areas, calling for accurate frequency estimation methods. Statistical approaches that take into account the physical mechanisms responsible for these extremes can help reducing the estimation uncertainty. Here we formulate a mixed‐population Metastatistical Extreme Value Distribution explicitly incorporating non‐TC and TC‐induced rainfall and evaluate its implications on long series of daily rainfall for six major U.S. urban areas impacted by these storms. We find statistically significant differences between the distributions of TC‐ and non‐TC‐related precipitation; moreover, including mixtures of distributions improves the estimation of the probability of extreme precipitation where TCs occur more frequently. These improvements are greater when rainfall aggregated over duration longer than one day are considered.
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Miniussi, A., Villarini, G., Marani, M. (2020):
Analyses through the Metastatistical Extreme Value distribution identify contributions of Tropical Cyclones to rainfall extremes in the Eastern US
Geophys. Res. Lett. 47 (7), e2020GL087238 10.1029/2020GL087238