Hong Xuan Do1,2, Yiwen Mei1 and
Andrew Gronewold1
1School for Environment and Sustainability, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
2Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Nong
Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Corresponding author: Hong Xuan Do
(hongdo@umich.edu)
Key points
- In contrast to conventional beliefs, we find weak causal linkages
between precipitation extremes and floods
- The spatial pattern of changes in precipitation extremes explains less
than 20% of the spatial pattern of changes in floods
- Most catchments have a co-variation of less than 0.5 between annual
precipitation extremes and annual floods