Modernizing Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimation
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Abstract
Intro -- Front Matter -- Summary -- 1 Need and Opportunity for a Modernized PMP Approach -- 2 Common Understanding of PMP -- 3 State of the Science and Recent Advances in Understanding Extreme Precipitation -- 4 Critical Assessment of Current PMP Methods -- 5 Recommended Approach -- References -- Appendix A: Committee Member and Staff Biographical Sketches -- Appendix B: History of PMP -- Appendix C: Dam Characteristics -- Appendix D: Criteria for a Modern PMP Estimation Process -- Appendix E: R Code used in Report Figures 3-5 and 5-3.
Topics & Concepts
EstimationPrecipitationEnvironmental scienceGeographyMeteorologyEngineeringSystems engineeringPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsClimate variability and models