Dapeng Feng, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States, Yuan Yang, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, La Jolla, United States, Hylke Beck, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Physical Science and Engineering Division, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, Chaopeng Shen, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, United States and Ming Pan, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States