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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-993-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-993-2017
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03 Jul 2017
Research article |  | 03 Jul 2017

Simple and approximate estimations of future precipitation return values

Rasmus E. Benestad, Kajsa M. Parding, Abdelkader Mezghani, and Anita V. Dyrrdal

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We propose a strategy for quantifying the maximum effect a temperature change has on heavy precipitation amounts, making use of the limited available sources of information: laws of physics, seasonal variations, mathematical estimation of probability, and s large number of climate model results. An upper bound is estimated rather than the most likely value.
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