Table 2 Rules for the categorisation of grid cells to rainfall-ELI regimes

From: Daily rainfall variability controls humid heatwaves in the global tropics and subtropics

Regime

ELI

Relative risk

Probability of a heatwave given Low_Rain or High_Rain days

0

> 0

Eq. 4

Pr(HW|Low_Rain) > Pr(HW|High_Rain)

1

> 0

Eq. 3

Pr(HW|High_Rain) > Pr(HW|Low_Rain)

2

<0

Eq. 4

Pr(HW|Low_Rain) > Pr(HW|High_Rain)

3

<0

Eq. 3

Pr(HW|High_Rain) > Pr(HW|Low_Rain)