Open AccessUrbanization in megacities increases the frequency of extreme precipitation events far more than their intensity
Author(s) -
Louis Marelle-Sebrechts,
Gunnar Myhre,
Birthe Marie Steensen,
Øivind Hodnebrog,
Kari Alterskjær,
Jana Sillmann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
environmental research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.37
H-Index - 124
ISSN - 1748-9326
DOI - 10.1088/1748-9326/abcc8f
Subject(s) - megacity , urbanization , precipitation , climatology , climate change , population , environmental science , urban heat island , climate extremes , extreme weather , china , geography , meteorology , demography , economy , geology , economic growth , archaeology , economics , oceanography , sociology