Effect of Baseline Period on Quantification of Climate Extremes Over the United States

Extreme climate events are societally harmful and have increased in frequency and intensity in recent decades. Indices based on temperature and precipitation are a valuable way to quantify climate extremes. Certain indices are defined relative to percentiles, which are dependent on a climatological...

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Published in:	Geophysical research letters Vol. 50; no. 17
Main Authors:	Thomas, Natalie P., Collow, Allison B. Marquardt, Bosilovich, Michael G., Dezfuli, Amin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Goddard Space Flight Center American Geophysical Union 16-09-2023 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Air temperature Climate Climate and health Climatic extremes Climatic indexes Climatology Cold Cold waves Computation Drought Drought index Earth Resources and Remote Sensing Extreme cold Extreme weather Geosciences (General) Health risks Heat waves Heavy precipitation Precipitation Precipitation-temperature relationships Regional variations United States > US
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