Global intensification in observed short-duration rainfall extremes

Hayley J Fowler1, Elizabeth Lewis2, Selma Guerreiro2, Stephen Blenkinsop3, Renaud Barbero4, Seth Westra5, Geert Lenderink6 and Xiaofeng Li7, (1)Newcastle University, School of Engineering, Newcastle, United Kingdom, (2)Newcastle University, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, (3)Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, (4)IRSTEA, Montpelier, France, (5)University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia, (6)Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, Netherlands, (7)Institute of Soil and Rock Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Soil and Rock Mechanics, Wuhan, China