Precipitation

<p>1. Introduction: Rainfall, the State-of-the-Art</p> <p>PART 1: BASIC CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS CONSIDERING THE PRECIPITATION AS THE MAIN AGENT<br>2. Precipitation, climate change and global circulation models<br>3. Composition of rainwater<br>4. Extreme rainfall events: Tropical storms, Monsoons and el Niño, and droughts<br>5. Snow and related processes to high latitudes and mountainous areas</p> <p>PART 2: APPLICATIONS AND MODELS<br>6. Traditional and modern precipitation monitoring opportunities<br>7. Precipitation mapping and spatial analysis<br>8. Understanding the water balance<br>9. Responses of soil moisture to rainfall pulses and land preparation techniques<br>10. Challenges to improve Precipitation-Hydrological experimental fieldwork<br>11. From rainfall to sediment delivery and storage</p> <p>PART 3: EARTH SURFACE LANDSCAPES AND THE RAINFALL AS KEY FACTOR <br>12. On the relationship between precipitation and species distribution<br>13. Rainfall as a vector-borne disease<br>14. Effects of rainfall extreme events on coastal marine ecosystems<br>15. Morphological response and associated processes to precipitation in volcanic areas<br>16. Response of burned areas and associated ecosystems to rainfall events<br>17. Geomorphological precipitation as a key element in the modelling of the landscapes<br>18. Rainfall and river evolution</p> <p>PART 4: RAINFALL AND SOIL EROSION<br>19. Understanding the implication of raindrops and splash in soil erosion studies<br>20. Rainfall Erosivity: Basic Theorems, Sensitivity to Intensity Measurements, and Modeling Applications<br>21. Rainfall and associated extreme soil erosion processes mapping: rills, gullies and landslides<br>22. Rainfall simulators for experimental research</p> <p>PART 5: RAINFALL AND MANAGEMENT<br>23. Rainfall-runoff-erosion processes in urban areas<br>24. Rainfall, soil sealing and floods in urban and rural areas<br>25. Stormwater quality, treatment and management</p>