Research Article
Seasonal and Regional Differences in Extreme Rainfall Events and Their Contribution to the World’s Precipitation: GPM Observations
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Spatial distribution of intense extreme rainfall events (in mm h−1) over the globe based on the rainfall rate. (a–c) The distribution of intense extreme rainfall events in each 1° × 1° box; (d) the actual geographical locations of intense extreme rainfall events. Color bar in (a)–(c) shows the number of extreme rainfall events. (d) The green color refers to the top 0.1% intense extreme rainfall events, whereas magenta refers to the top 0.01% intense extreme rainfall events.
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