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H.J. Fowler, M. Ekströmb, C.G. Kilsbya, P.D. Jones
Journal of Hydrology
Published date January 10, 2005

New estimates of future changes in extreme rainfall across the UK using regional climate model integrations

  • Uses a regional climate model to predict how rainfall extremes might change under enhanced greenhouse conditions
  • Finds an observable increase in extreme rainfall events as a result of enhanced atmospheric greenhouse gas presence

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