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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2047-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2047-2018
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Research article
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27 Jul 2018
Research article |
| 27 Jul 2018
| 27 Jul 2018
Changing seasonality of moderate and extreme precipitation events in the Alps
Stefan Brönnimann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Jan Rajczak
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
now at: Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, 8058 Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland
Erich M. Fischer
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Christoph C. Raible
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Marco Rohrer
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Christoph Schär
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Heavy precipitation events in Switzerland are expected to become more intense, but the seasonality also changes. Analysing a large set of model simulations, we find that annual maximum rainfall events become less frequent in late summer and more frequent in early summer and early autumn. The seasonality shift is arguably related to summer drying. Results suggest that changes in the seasonal cycle need to be accounted for when preparing for moderately extreme precipitation events.
Heavy precipitation events in Switzerland are expected to become more intense, but the...
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