鈥淏y watching changes in rainfall occurrence, we can use our findings to understand regions where extremes might change. The findings are important, because currently weather and climate research treats these things separately.
听鈥淲e all know the old adage 鈥榃hen it rains, it pours鈥. Previously, we haven鈥檛 been able to verify that information as weather stations are not well-distributed, especially over the ocean. But this research gives us that verification and we can show that the phrase is actually accurate.鈥
Supervised by UC Professor Adrian McDonald and Victoria University of Wellington Professor James Renwick, McErlich鈥檚 research also identifies there are similar underlying processes globally for areas that see frequent high rainfall.
The research has important implications for how rainfall patterns might change, and where extreme rainfall occurs. 鈥淥ne of our results is that as long as you know how often it rains every year in a location, you can make a really good first guess of the size of extreme rainfall,鈥 McErlich says.
鈥淚t also provides a new way to view changes in intensity and frequency of rainfall in an integrated way which should help to better understand climate projections of future rainfall.
鈥淔or places like New Zealand, which see very different rainfall patterns on the East and West Coast, it suggests that we need to think about these regions differently.鈥
Not only is the research important for New 蘑菇视频在线观看but it will also be important globally, he says, as climate change influences the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.
