Table 6 Meta-analysis subgroup results: Modeling (climatological studies).

From: Meta-analysis of urbanization impact on rainfall modification

 

Rainfall change percentage

Rainfall change location (km)

Mean Effect Size (ESV)

Mean Effect size ± Standard Deviation \(({\boldsymbol{E}}{{\boldsymbol{S}}}_{{\boldsymbol{V}}}\pm {\boldsymbol{S}}{{\boldsymbol{E}}}_{{\boldsymbol{E}}{{\boldsymbol{S}}}_{{\boldsymbol{V}}}})\)

Number of studies

Mean Effect Size (ESV)

Mean Effect size ± Standard Deviation \(({\boldsymbol{E}}{{\boldsymbol{S}}}_{{\boldsymbol{V}}}\pm {\boldsymbol{S}}{{\boldsymbol{E}}}_{{\boldsymbol{E}}{{\boldsymbol{S}}}_{{\boldsymbol{V}}}})\)

Number of studies

Urban Center

20

[14, 26]

10

NA

NA

NA

Upwind

5

[3, 7]

7

28

[17, 39]

3

Downwind

0

[−7, 7]

8

25

[17, 33]

4

Left Side

1

[−2, 4]

7

15

[10, 20]

2

Right Side

7

[2, 12]

7

13

[8, 18]

4