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Heavy rain more frequent for Europe, wet spells longer

by on 08. Feb, 2011 in Uncategorized

Analysis of the duration of wet spells (consequent days with significant precipitation) in Europe and associated precipitation is performed over the period 1950–2008 using daily rain gauge data. During the last 60 years wet periods have become longer over most of Europe by about 15–20%. The lengthening of wet periods was not caused by an [...]