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Developing Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curves using sub-daily gridded and in situ datasets: characterising precipitation extremes in a drying climate
Cristóbal Soto-Escobar
ICASS, Santiago, Chile
Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile
Center for Climate and Resilience Research, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Violeta Tolorza
Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile
René Garreaud
Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Center for Climate and Resilience Research, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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The Cryosphere, 17, 1127–1149, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1127-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1127-2023, 2023
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Oscar M. Baez-Villanueva, Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini, Pablo A. Mendoza, Ian McNamara, Hylke E. Beck, Joschka Thurner, Alexandra Nauditt, Lars Ribbe, and Nguyen Xuan Thinh
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This study assesses how spatial patterns, temporal trends, and record length in hourly precipitation data affect annual maximum intensities estimated with stationary and non-stationary models across a climatically and topographically diverse region. Comparing five gridded datasets, we find consistent spatial patterns but notable differences in intensities, with non-stationary estimates generally slightly lower.
This study assesses how spatial patterns, temporal trends, and record length in hourly...
