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Urban Precipitation
Measurements, Monitoring and Processes
Although some 505 000 km3 of water falls as precipitation each year, global warming is changing global precipitation patterns, causing more extreme weather conditions, leading to the apparently contradictory conditions of both increased incidence and severity of droughts and heavy rainfall. This chapter reviews the main forms and mechanisms of precipitation, and discusses related issues of urban climate, urban irrigation and the effects on rainfall variability. Few studies are available on the use of hourly precipitation records to determine thunderstorm precipitation parameters. The chapter discusses the causes and consequences of precipitation falling on urban areas and approaches to precipitation measurement and the assessment of local precipitation inputs. It presents a case study of spatial variability in precipitation within the Hilton Experimental Site, Shropshire, United Kingdom (UK). The chapter concludes with a consideration of appropriate response strategies in our 'warming world'.
Urban Precipitation
Measurements, Monitoring and Processes
Although some 505 000 km3 of water falls as precipitation each year, global warming is changing global precipitation patterns, causing more extreme weather conditions, leading to the apparently contradictory conditions of both increased incidence and severity of droughts and heavy rainfall. This chapter reviews the main forms and mechanisms of precipitation, and discusses related issues of urban climate, urban irrigation and the effects on rainfall variability. Few studies are available on the use of hourly precipitation records to determine thunderstorm precipitation parameters. The chapter discusses the causes and consequences of precipitation falling on urban areas and approaches to precipitation measurement and the assessment of local precipitation inputs. It presents a case study of spatial variability in precipitation within the Hilton Experimental Site, Shropshire, United Kingdom (UK). The chapter concludes with a consideration of appropriate response strategies in our 'warming world'.
Urban Precipitation
Measurements, Monitoring and Processes
Booth, Colin A. (editor) / Charlesworth, Susanne M. (editor) / Lade, Omolara O. (author) / Fullen, Michael A. (author) / Oloke, David (author) / Subedi, Madhu (author) / Booth, Colin A. (author)
Water Resources in the Built Environment ; 197-210
2014-04-11
13 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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