Articles | Volume 24, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-809-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-809-2020
Research article
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21 Feb 2020
Research article |  | 21 Feb 2020

A universal multifractal approach to assessment of spatiotemporal extreme precipitation over the Loess Plateau of China

Jianjun Zhang, Guangyao Gao, Bojie Fu, Cong Wang, Hoshin V. Gupta, Xiaoping Zhang, and Rui Li

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We proposed an approach that integrates universal multifractals and a segmentation algorithm to precisely identify extreme precipitation (EP) and assess spatiotemporal EP variation over the Loess Plateau, using daily data. Our results explain how EP contributes to the widely distributed severe natural hazards. These findings are of great significance for ecological management in the Loess Plateau. Our approach is also helpful for spatiotemporal EP assessment at the regional scale.