Floods in a changing climate Extreme precipitation / / Ramesh S.V. Teegavarapu, Florida Atlantic University [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817243703321
• Autore: Teegavarapu Ramesh S. V. <1970->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-139-85401-1; 1-107-23546-4; 1-139-84588-8; 1-139-84493-8; 1-139-08844-0; 1-139-84019-3; 1-139-84257-9; 1-283-81254-1; 1-139-84138-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 269 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: International hydrology series
• Classificazione: SCI081000
• Disciplina: 551.48/9011
• Soggetti: Precipitation (Meteorology) - Measurement; Floods - Mathematical models; Hydrologic models; Climatic extremes; Climatic changes
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Precipitation Processes and Measurement: ; 1. Precipitation and climate change; ; 2. Precipitation measurement; ; 3. Spatial analysis of precipitation data; ; Part II. Extreme Precipitation, Floods and Climate Change: ; 4. Extreme precipitation and floods; ; 5. Precipitation modeling and climate change; ; Part III. Precipitation Variability, Teleconnections and Trends: ; 6. Precipitation variability and teleconnections; ; 7. Global precipitation trends and variability; ; Part IV. Hydrologic Modeling and Design in a Changing Climate: ; 8. Hydrologic modeling and design; ; 9. Future perspectives; ; References; ; Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Measurement, analysis and modeling of extreme precipitation events ; linked to floods is vital in understanding changing climate impacts and variability. This book provides methods for assessment of the trends in these events and their impacts. It also provides a basis to develop procedures and guidelines for climate-adaptive hydrologic engineering. Academic researchers in the fields of hydrology, climate change, meteorology, environmental policy and risk assessment, and professionals and policy-makers working in hazard mitigation, water resources engineering and climate adaptation will find this an invaluable resource. This volume is the first in a collection of four books on flood disaster management theory and practice within the context of anthropogenic climate change. The others are: Floods in a Changing Climate: Hydrological Modeling by P. P. Mujumdar and D. Nagesh Kumar, Floods in a Changing Climate: Inundation Modeling by Giuliano Di Baldassarre and Floods in a Changing Climate: Risk Management by Slodoban Simonović.