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Extreme Rainfall Indices for Tropical Monsoon Countries in Southeast Asia

Cilcia, Kusumastuti and Sutat, Weesakul (2015) Extreme Rainfall Indices for Tropical Monsoon Countries in Southeast Asia. Civil Engineering Dimension, 16 (2). pp. 112-116. ISSN 1410-9530

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    Abstract

    Southeast Asian countries have the possibility to have rainfall and number of extreme rainfall event change due to future climate variation. This paper proposed three extreme rainfall indices as a modification of climate extremes indices from CLIMDEX Project by researchers at the Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC), The University of New South Wales (UNSW). The proposed indices aim to be used as a parameter for observing extreme rainfall events in tropical monsoon countries. Eleven extreme precipitation indices from CLIMDEX Project and the three proposed extreme precipitation for tropical monsoon countries are systematically analyzed based on data of daily rainfall from meteorological stations in Bangkok and Jakarta. Mann-Kendall test was used to observe the trend of extreme rainfall. In general, the analysis of a total of 14 extreme indices show both Bangkok and Jakarta received more rainfall during rainy season and less rainfall during dry season. Specifically, a significant increasing trend of extreme rainfall indices (R60 and R80) was revealed using the proposed indices.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: climate variation, extreme rainfall, Mann-Kendall test, rainfall pattern
    Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
    Divisions: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning > Civil Engineering Department
    Depositing User: Admin
    Date Deposited: 26 Nov 2014 20:48
    Last Modified: 17 Jul 2019 09:55
    URI: https://repository.petra.ac.id/id/eprint/17033

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