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Do Extreme Precipitation Intensities Linked to Temperature Over India Follow the Clausius–Clapeyron Relationship?


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1 Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Reduction Division, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, 3-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
 

Recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports suggest that the atmosphere is getting warmer in almost every region across the globe1,2. As a consequence, extreme precipitation intensities (EPIs) are increasing in many regions according to the principle of Clausius–Clapeyron (CC) relationship, which states that atmospheric moisture storage capacity increases by ~7% per degree rise in temperature3. Therefore, the frequency of extreme precipitation events may increase with societal impacts on agriculture, economy, human health and animal habitats4.
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Sridhara Nayak
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Reduction Division, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, 3-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan

Abstract


Recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports suggest that the atmosphere is getting warmer in almost every region across the globe1,2. As a consequence, extreme precipitation intensities (EPIs) are increasing in many regions according to the principle of Clausius–Clapeyron (CC) relationship, which states that atmospheric moisture storage capacity increases by ~7% per degree rise in temperature3. Therefore, the frequency of extreme precipitation events may increase with societal impacts on agriculture, economy, human health and animal habitats4.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi3%2F391-392