MULTIFRACTALS AND EXTREME RAINFALL EVENTS

Authors
HUBERT P TESSIER Y LOVEJOY S SCHERTZER D SCHMITT F LADOY P CARBONNEL JP VIOLETTE S DESUROSNE I
Citation
P. Hubert et al., MULTIFRACTALS AND EXTREME RAINFALL EVENTS, Geophysical research letters, 20(10), 1993, pp. 931-934
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
20
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
931 - 934
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1993)20:10<931:MAERE>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Based on a multifractal structure hypothesis for temporal rainfall pro cesses, a general formula relating maximum possible point rainfall acc umulations is derived as a function of the duration and sample size. T his formula appears to be in agreement with empirical observations. Su ch a result may reconcile some opposite points of view regarding extre me rainfall events, and suggests new ways of exploiting the scaling pr operties of rain processes.