The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Study
Based on a data series of more than 50 years, this book discusses spatial and seasonal variability in air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation frequency and as well as the relationship between their occurrence and atmospheric circulation. The climatolog
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Ewa Łupikasza
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Study of meteorological data in Europe
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
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Ewa Łupikasza
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Study of meteorological data in Europe
Ewa Łupikasza Faculty of Earth Sciences University of Silesia Sosnowiec, Poland
ISSN 2194-5217 ISSN 2194-5225 (electronic) Springer Atmospheric Sciences ISBN 978-3-319-31476-1 ISBN 978-3-319-31478-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31478-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016947065 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Preface
This book consists of eight chapters. The executive summary followed by description of the sources from which meteorological and synoptic data were taken, the meteorological data selection and homogenisation procedure, as well as the characteristics of the spatial and temporal coverage of the data selected, are described in Chap. 1, Introduction. The diversity of definitions of an extreme event translates into a diversity of existing extreme event indices, including those applied to extreme precipitation. The definitions of extreme events and key indices of precipitation extremes are discussed in Chap. 2, Definitions and Indices of Precipitation Extremes. This chapter, which provides a background for further deliberations, discusses the amount and frequency of extreme precipitation in Europe, taking into account “absolute” extremes, and goes on to describe and explain the choice of the definition of extreme precipitation in this study. Chapter 3, Origin-Based Types of Extreme Precipitation, presents a classification of the origin-based extreme precipitation types based on fundamental dynamic pr
