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Design storms (DS) that are determined from intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) relationships are required in many water resources engineering applications. Short duration DS are of particular importance in municipal applications. In this paper, linear trends were estimated for different combinations of durations and frequencies (return periods) of annual short-duration extreme rainfall. Numerical analysis was performed for 15 meteorological stations from the province of Ontario, Canada. The estimated magnitude (rate mm/h) and direction of trend (increasing, decreasing, or no trend) were estimated and then used to quantify the effect of trend on the frequency of design storms. Significant trends were detected for all durations. It was determined that due to the existence of trends (which might be attributed to climate change), the design storms of a given duration might occur more frequently in the future by approximately as much as 36 years depending on the duration and return period.
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Adamowski, J., Adamowski, K. & Bougadis, J. Influence of Trend on Short Duration Design Storms. Water Resour Manage 24, 401–413 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-009-9452-z
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