Secular trends of precipitation amount, frequency, and intensity in the...

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;  February 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......contributing (about half) to the precipitation increase. As a result, there is a...related to how much of any precipitation increase or decrease is attributable...precipitation. For example, increased precipitation could be derived from simply...

SPATIAL COMPLEXITY OF TROPICAL PRECIPITATION TRENDS

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;  March 1, 2004 ;     340 words ......been argued that total precipitation will increase with an increase in the...transport associated with increased precipitation over some regions is compensated...which both temperature and precipitation increase in response to increasing...

Spatial and Temporal Variation of Precipitation in Greece and Surrounding...

Journal of Climate;  March 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......decrease of precipitation, arising primarily...against an increase during the 1990s...increasing trend of precipitation in the central...especially decreasing precipitation and desertification...Change in precipitation and increase in evapotranspiration...countries have ...

Dynamical effect of land surface processes on summer precipitation over...

Journal of Climate;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......simulations suggested that the increase in precipitation is not due to the increase...the area can lead to an increase in precipitation (P) as a result of supersaturation...and S. For example, if precipitation increases, soil moisture increases...

River flow response to precipitation and snow budget in California during...

Journal of Climate;  September 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......recession of river flow with less base flow after precipitation ended. Precipitation in this low-elevation watershed was predominantly...high-elevation Sierra Nevada watershed received most of its precipitation as snowfall. As a result, the frozen water held...aquatic and estuarine ecosystems. With the ...

Correction of Global Precipitation Products for Orographic Effects

Journal of Climate;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......application of adjustments for precipitation catch deficiencies...used to scale monthly precipitation from an existing monthly...effects resulted in a net increase in global terrestrial precipitation of 6.2% (20.2% in orographically...influence of topography on precipitation and demonstrate ...

U.S. trends in streamflow and precipitation: Using societal impact data to...

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;  July 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......The study finds that the increase in precipitation (however measured) is...1995, 1998). The reported increases in precipitation are modest, although concentrated...precipitation and that "precipitation increases in summer and autumn provide...

Precipitation trends on the Canadian prairies

Journal of Climate;  October 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......has been a significant increase in the number of precipitation events mainly due to an increase in the number of low-intensity events. As such, precipitation events are not getting...are 0.5 mm or less) has increased by 16 events during the last 75 yr. Precipitation and rainfall ...

Effect of cold rolling on the precipitation behavior of (delta) phase in...

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......temperature increase, the time exponent...the rate of S precipitation increases. The apparent...energy of delta precipitation varies in the...rolling reduction increases. Precipitation-time-temperature...

Evaluation of Probabilistic Precipitation Forecasts Determined from Eta...

Weather and Forecasting;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF...substantial increase in the likelihood...simulations of precipitation, the probability...occurrence of precipitation increases with increased...forecasts of precipitation occurrence...

Recent trends in precipitation and streamflow in the Rio Puerco Basin

Journal of Climate;  May 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ......role in arroyo development through changes in precipitation intensity, seasonality, and variability. Here, trends in precipitation and streamflow at the annual, monthly, and daily...changes are examined. The increasing trend in annual precipitation in the basin is shown to be part of ...

A Mechanism of Tropical Precipitation Change due to CO2 Increase

Journal of Climate;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......important to understand why the tropical precipitation increases little in spite of a significant increase...atmospheric CO2 concentration, tropical precipitation increases by about 6%. The precipitation increase corresponds to the increases in convective...

Cross-equatorial flow and seasonal cycle of precipitation over South...

Journal of Climate;  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......index is southerly, precipitation is mainly located to...index is northerly, precipitation shifts toward the Amazon...season is led by an increase in the frequency of...a good indicator for precipitation change over tropical...seasonal variation of precipitation over the ...

Are Precipitation Levels Getting Higher? Statistical Evidence for the...

Journal of Climate;  November 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ......detailed statistical analysis of a century of daily precipitation levels is provided for the central meteorological...to spuriously high probabilities of extreme precipitation levels. Relying on advanced nonparametric techniques...Netherlands. Next, more rainy days involve higher precipitation levels. ...

A Weather-Type Approach to Analyzing Winter Precipitation in France:...

Journal of Climate;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......observed precipitation and precipitation series reconstructed...trends in November-March precipitation during the second half...are observed, with an increase in the north and a decrease...trends in reconstructed precipitation is very similar to that...coherent trends in winter ...