Articles | Volume 369
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-369-163-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-369-163-2015
11 Jun 2015
 | 11 Jun 2015

TRMM rainfall estimative coupled with Bell (1969) methodology for extreme rainfall characterization

E. Schiavo Bernardi, D. Allasia, R. Basso, P. Freitas Ferreira, and R. Tassi

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Results show the large potential of a simple general IDF equation as Bell’s (1969) equation to describe and understand the spatial and temporal distribution of extreme hydrological events involving heavy rainfall in Southern Brazil, when associated with TRMM estimate. This is important for a region with data scarcity, especially for shorter durations rainfall