This study proposes the use of the Gumbel logistic model, the bivariate extreme value distribution with Gumbel marginals, to analyze the joint distribution of annual maximum storm peaks (maximum rainfall intensities) and the corresponding storm amounts which are mutually correlated. Parameters of the distribution are estimated using the method of moments (MM). On the basis of the marginal distr...

Seasonal freeze–thaw processes have led to severe soil erosion in the middle and high latitudes of world, so understanding process is great significance for water conservation as well ecological engineering. The area affected by China exceeds 13% national territory. However, there little data regarding impact rainfall intensity initial thaw depth on erosion. Here, effects that different intensi...

In recent decades, the number of rainfall-induced landslides has increased significantly in many parts Malaysia, especially urbanized and hilly areas. The disturbance morphology as a result human activities potential for erosion on man-made slopes, during extreme rainfall rain events. Most areas Malaysia are covered by thick layer soil, which is known to have significant impact soil erosion. Ho...

In October 2011, the Swiss Alps underwent a marked rain-on-snow (ROS) event when a large snowfall on 8 and 9 October was followed by intense rain on 10 October. This resulted in severe flooding in some parts of Switzerland. Model simulations were carried out for 14 meteorological stations in two affected regions of the Swiss Alps using the detailed physics-based snowpack model SNOWPACK. We also...

The increasing availability of precipitation observations from space, e.g., from the Tropical Rain7 fall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and the forthcoming Global Precipitation Measuring (GPM) mission, has 8 fueled renewed interest in developing frameworks for downscaling and multi-sensor data fusion that can 9 handle large data sets in computationally efficient ways while optimally reproducing desir...

This study anatomized algorithm effects of specific contributing area (SCA) on soil wetness estimation, consequently landslide prediction, in SHALSTAB. A subtropical mountainous catchment during three typhoon invasions is targeted. The peak 2-day rainfall intensity of the three typhoons: Haitang, Mindulle and Herb are 144, 248 and 327 mm/day, respectively. We use modified success rate (MSR) to ...

Soil erosion is a global challenge, seriously threatening soil and water resources andenvironmental qualities. One of the important factors to consider in the process of runoffgeneration and soil erosion is the physical and chemical properties of soils under differentland-uses. The aim of this study is to estimate soil erosion and runoff in rangeland, rain-fedand abandoned rain-fed agriculture ...