Analysis of extreme daily rainfall in southeast Asia with a gridded daily rainfall data set

Keisuke Ono, So Kazama

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to estimate the daily extreme precipitation distribution in an Asian monsoon region considering orographic precipitation in mountainous areas. For this purpose, the APHRODITE data set and precipitation observations from 150 raingauges throughout Thailand were used as the main input. First, a bias-correction for underestimated precipitation in the APHRODITE data set was conducted based on the raingauge data. Secondly, a frequency analysis for estimating the extreme precipitation for different return periods was performed based on the bias-corrected APHRODITE data set and the raingauge data. For taking orographic precipitation effect into account, a regression relationship between the calculated extreme precipitation, elevation and latitude was developed using 150 raingauge data. Our results show that when orographic rainfall was incorporated, the extreme rainfall distribution was improved to show the characteristic of rainfall in mountainous areas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHydro-Climatology
Subtitle of host publicationVariability and Change
Pages169-175
Number of pages7
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Nov 25
EventHydro-climatology - Variability and Change Symposium, part of the 25th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics General Assembly, IUGG 2011 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Duration: 2011 Jun 282011 Jul 7

Publication series

NameIAHS-AISH Publication
Volume344
ISSN (Print)0144-7815

Other

OtherHydro-climatology - Variability and Change Symposium, part of the 25th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics General Assembly, IUGG 2011
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne, VIC
Period11/6/2811/7/7

Keywords

  • APHRODITE data set
  • Extreme rainfall
  • Orographic rainfall
  • Slope failure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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