Atmosphere (Jun 2021)

Analysis of Sub-Daily Precipitation for the PannEx Region

  • Monika Lakatos,
  • Olivér Szentes,
  • Ksenija Cindrić Kalin,
  • Irena Nimac,
  • Katja Kozjek,
  • Sorin Cheval,
  • Alexandru Dumitrescu,
  • Adrian Irașoc,
  • Petr Stepanek,
  • Aleš Farda,
  • Peter Kajaba,
  • Katarína Mikulová,
  • Dragan Mihic,
  • Predrag Petrovic,
  • Barbara Chimani,
  • David Pritchard

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12070838
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 7
p. 838

Abstract

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The PannEx is a GEWEX-initiated, community driven research network in the Pannonian Basin. One of the main scientific issues to address in PannEx is the investigation of precipitation extremes. Meteorological Services in the PannEx area collected the hourly precipitation data and commonly used a computer program, which was developed in the INTENSE project, to produce a set of global hydro-climatic indices. Calculations are carried out on data aggregated 1-, 3- and 6-h intervals. Selected indices are analyzed in this paper to assess the general climatology of the short-term precipitation in the Pannonian basin. The following indices are illustrated on maps and graphs: the annual mean and maxima of 1-h, 3-h and 6-h sums, the count of 3-hr periods greater than 20 mm thresholds, the maximum length of wet hours, the timing of wettest hour and the 1-h precipitation intensity. The seasonal trends of the 1-h precipitation intensity were tested from 1998 to 2019. Analysis of sub-daily precipitation has been limited by the availability of data on a global or a regional scale. The international effort made in this work through collaboration in the PannEx initiative contributes to enlarging the data availability for regional and global analysis of sub-daily precipitation extremes.

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