Characteristic Features of Precipitation Extremes over India in the Warming Scenarios

Table 1

List of Indices used in the study.

Index	Description	Definition
R10 mm	Frequencies in days	Number of days with precipitation > 10 mm
R20 mm	Frequencies in days	Number of days with precipitation > 20 mm
R99 p	Frequencies in days	Precipitation due to heavy precipitation event exceeding 95p
R99 p	Frequencies in days	precipitation due to heavy precipitation event exceeding 99p
RX1day	Intensity in mm	One-day maximum precipitation
RX5day	Intensity in mm	Five-day maximum precipitation
CWD	Longest spell duration in days	Continuous wet days when precipitation > 1 mm
SDII	Daily intensity	Simple Daily Intensity in mm/rainy days