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Rain showers
\"Simple nonfiction text and full-color photographs present rain in spring\"--Provided by the publisher.
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How come it's raining?
\"Explains in simple terms the science behind rain and includes a glossary and the water cycle\"--Provided by publisher.
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Analysis of spatiotemporal distribution, variability, and trends of rainfall in Wollo area, Northeastern Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s agriculture is mostly dependent on rain, though the rainfall distribution and amount are varied in spatiotemporal context. The study was conducted to analyze the distribution, trends, and variability of monthly, seasonal, and annual rainfall data over the Wollo area from 1981 to 2022. To accomplish this, the study utilized the Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with Stations version two (CHIRPS-v2) data. Standard Rainfall Anomaly Index (SRA) and Coefficient of Variation (CV) were employed to examine rainfall variability and develop drought indices over southern Ethiopia. The Modified Mann Kendall (MMK) test, Sen’s slope estimator and the innovative trend analysis (ITA) were employed to detect temporal changes in rainfall trends over the study period. The study found that the area experienced considerable rainfall variability and change, resulting in extended drought and flood events within the study period. Results from SRA and CV revealed interannual and seasonal rainfall variability, with the proportions of years below and above the long-term mean being estimated at 56% and 44%, respectively. The MMK test showed that the annual rainfall during the Kiremt (summer-main rainy season) had an increasing trend. On the other hand, rainfall for the Belg (short rain season for the study area) season and the Bega (winter) season showed a significantly decreasing trend (p < 0.05). Results from the innovative trend analysis (ITA) also revealed that the annual and seasonal rainfall trends exhibited different trends in varied magnitude for different stations. On a spatial basis, the eastern and northeastern regions of the study area showed trends of increasing rainfall during the Kiremt (JJA). Decision-makers and development planners need to design strategies to mitigate the risks posed by changes in rainfall variability and distribution and enhance community adaptation and mitigation capacities in Wollo, Ethiopia.
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Rain rain rivers
A child indoors watches the rain on the window and in the streets and tells how it falls on the fields, hills, and seas.
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Deep learning–based downscaling of summer monsoon rainfall data over Indian region
Downscaling is necessary to generate high-resolution observation data to validate the climate model forecast or monitor rainfall at the micro-regional level operationally. Available observations generated by automated weather stations or meteorological observatories are often limited in spatial resolution resulting in misrepresentation or absence of rainfall information at these levels. Dynamical and statistical downscaling models are often used to get information at high-resolution gridded data over larger domains. As rainfall variability is dependent on the complex spatio-temporal process leading to non-linear or chaotic spatio-temporal variations, no single downscaling method can be considered efficient enough. In the domains dominated by complex topographies, quasi-periodicities, and non-linearities, deep learning (DL)–based methods provide an efficient solution in downscaling rainfall data for regional climate forecasting and real-time rainfall observation data at high spatial resolutions. We employed three deep learning-based algorithms derived from the super-resolution convolutional neural network (SRCNN) methods in this work. Summer monsoon season data from India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM) data set were downscaled up to 4 times higher resolution using these methods. High-resolution data derived from deep learning-based models provide better results than linear interpolation for up to 4 times higher resolution. Among the three algorithms, namely, SRCNN, stacked SRCNN, and DeepSD, employed here, the best spatial distribution of rainfall amplitude and minimum root-mean-square error is produced by DeepSD-based downscaling. Hence, the use of the DeepSD algorithm is advocated for future use. We found that spatial discontinuity in amplitude and intensity rainfall patterns is the main obstacle in the downscaling of precipitation. Furthermore, we applied these methods for model data post-processing, in particular, ERA5 reanalysis data. Downscaled ERA5 rainfall data show a much better distribution of spatial covariance and temporal variance when compared with observation. This study is the first step towards developing deep learning-based weather data downscaling model for Indian summer monsoon rainfall data.
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It's raining
Its raining, its pouring, this weather is anything but boring. In this lively fiction title, readers join a young narrator on a rainy day.
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Long-term trends and spatial variability in rainfall in the southeast region of Bangladesh: implication for sustainable water resources management
Accurate and in-depth rainfall studies are crucial for understanding and assessing precipitation events’ patterns, intensities, and impacts, enabling effective planning and management of water resources, agriculture, and disaster preparedness. Despite many rainfall studies in Bangladesh at the national and regional scales, study on the spatiotemporal rainfall variability is still rare at the local scale. The current study aims to apply Mann–Kendall (MK), Modified Mann–Kendall (MMK), and Innovative Trend Analysis (ITA) techniques to assess the long-term annual and seasonal rainfall trends and variability over the southeast region of Bangladesh. Monthly rainfall data from ten Bangladesh Meteorological Department climate stations between 1981 and 2022 was used for the analysis on annual and four seasonal scales. The precipitation concentration index results showed significant variations in annual rainfall across the study area, whereas seasonal PCIs were consistent with moderate rainfall. According to standardized rainfall anomaly findings, each station experienced at least one severe to extremely severe drought episode during the 42-year study period. Homogeneity tests revealed significant breakpoints in some rainfall datasets, while 78% were declared homogeneous. MK, MMK, and ITA techniques revealed similar increasing and decreasing trend patterns throughout the study area. Annual rainfall showed an upward trend in the coastal part and a downward trend in the northern part of the study area, with monsoon rainfall exhibiting a similar trend pattern. The ITA technique outperformed the MK and MMK techniques in detecting trends, identifying significant increasing and decreasing trends in 76% (38 out of 50) of the observations, while the MK and MMK techniques detected trends in only 8% and 44% of the total observations, respectively. The outcome of the current study is expected to be helpful for the sustainable planning and management of water resources in the southeast region of Bangladesh.
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Spatiotemporal assessment of precipitation variability, seasonality, and extreme characteristics over a Himalayan catchment
This paper presents a detailed spatiotemporal analysis of the rainfall variability, seasonality, and the extreme characteristics of Tehri catchment located in the lower Himalayan region in India. To this end, the daily rainfall data is extracted from 22 grids for 117 years (1901–2017) from the high-resolution (0.25° × 0.25°) gridded observation dataset. Monthly rainfall distribution is evaluated using precipitation concentration index (PCI) and seasonality index. The extreme rainfall indices, viz., maximum 1-day rainfall (Rx1Day), maximum 5-day rainfall (Rx5Day), number of rainy days (NxRainy), total precipitation in rainy days (PRCPTOT), number of heavy rainfall events (NxHeavy), maximum consecutive wet days (CWD), and simple daily intensity index (SDII) are computed for each year considering the thresholds suggested by India Meteorological Department (IMD). The Mann–Whitney-Pettitt test when applied to the annual rainfall time series revealed the year 1958 to be the statistically significant change point. The non-parametric modified Mann–Kendall and Sen’s slope tests are employed to detect the trend in monthly, seasonal, annual rainfall time series, extreme precipitation indices, and seasonality indices for both the pre- and post-1958 periods. The annual rainfall over the grids mostly possessed higher negative trends during 1959–2017 than those during 1901–1958, mainly due to the decreasing trends in post-monsoon and winter seasons. Compared to 1901–1958, NxRainy, CWD, and PRCPTOT exhibited a remarkable decreasing trend whereas NxHeavy, Rx1Day, Rx5Day, and SDII exhibited higher positive trends during 1959–2017, indicating intensification of precipitation. The precipitation over the catchment has been more concentrated in the latter epochs of monsoon season and annual rainfall and it is also evident from the increasing trends of the seasonality indices. There is no such study dealing comprehensively with identification of extreme characteristics, seasonality/concentration characteristics, and various categorical trends of precipitation in a Himalayan region reported in literature. This study will be useful in understanding the decreasing trend of precipitation volume coupled with increasing intensity and concentration and it is quite critical for a Himalayan catchment.
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