Concept information
Preferred term
extreme precipitation
Definition
- An event that is of very high magnitude with a very rare occurrence at a particular place. Types of extreme precipitation may vary depending on its duration (hourly, daily or multi-days (e.g., 5 days)) though all of them qualitatively represent high magnitude. The intensity of such events may be defined with a block maxima approach such as annual maxima or with a peaks over threshold approach, such as rainfall above the 95th or 99th percentile at a particular place. (Source: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_FullReport.pdf)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- extreme precipitation event
- heavy precipitation
- precipitation extreme
In other languages
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French
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épisode de précipitations extrêmes
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/CHC-PB0GDG88-1
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