[PDF] Top 20 Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation and drought in Portugal

... Annual precipitation datasets were investigated for ran- domness, homogeneity and absence of ...monthly precipitation series was corrected by the method of cumulative residuals using the homogeneous dataset ... See full document

... high variability in the effects of ENSO, limitations in the current knowledge, and statistical approaches we suggest exploration of adaptation approaches that embrace uncertainty and com- plexity and seek ... See full document

... relative spatial SPI is to make it possible to identify the spatial variations inside of the ...relative spatial SPI for the Meuse basin already showed that the drought frequency (based on the ... See full document

... regime, spatial and temporal variability of water is important for infrastructural projects, temporally change of rainfall and river flow are concern for food ...and drought are major natural ... See full document

... In Guinea, these predisposing factors result in the existence of an adequate vegetation cover and a more or less long dry season following a north-south gra- dient. The northern part is a savannah zone where the rainy ... See full document

... orographic precipitation features as documented by Bookhagen and Burbank ...different spatial resolutions and thus a better representation of the underly- ing topography by the ...especially ... See full document

... moisture spatial distribution varies both vertically and laterally due to evapotranspiration and precipitation, influenced by topography, soil texture, and ...scale spatial variations are influenced ... See full document

... (5) Comparisons of the extreme precipitation trend distribution (Fig. 12) showed that the flood damaged areas were relatively severe in the southern of East China, 345. and the frequen[r] ... See full document

... the temporal distribution of precipitation within the year, the percentage of seasonal precipitation contribut- ing to the annual precipitation amount across the western Iran is presented in ... See full document

... in precipitation over different time scales. . In Portugal, in order to analyze drought a regional distribution model was used, and zoning maps of drought and curves of drought ... See full document

... of drought and flood changes over time and the spatial distribution of drought and flood were ...the spatial correlation distribution ...the drought and flood is ... See full document

... had precipitation above average, in 1960s, most areas were found with deficit in precipitation and the same was true for 1970s and 1980s, based on results the Peshawar Valley and surrounding got ... See full document

... Annually, extreme rainfall and associated flooding events inflict severe damage to public life and property in many parts of the world. This is typical to various regions of the Nile Basin. Areas close to the Lake ... See full document

... small-scale variability in rain events (both in space and time) over a complex hilly terrain in Southeast ...significant spatial variability and most of the rainfall is associated with ... See full document

... Hydrology precipitation deficit and monitor drought conditions within Colorado, ...different drought classes as described in ...historical precipitation record of at least 30 years is ... See full document

... negative spatial SMPC relationship observed over the North African region agrees on the sign of the SMPC suggested by previous case studies and modelling studies ...negative spatial SMPC ...the ... See full document

... their temporal and spatial variability; (ii) The flux of specific humidity, Sea Surface Tempera- ture, air temperature and, horizontal components of the wind to understand the influence of both the ... See full document

... The spatial distribution for precipitation extremes exhibited a declining trend in most regions in the Lake Urmia ...The spatial change of PRCPTOT had decreasing trends in the whole region except ... See full document

... the spatial rain- fall fields. Both temporal and spatial correlations, which need to be taken into account, are expressed by the variogram ...known spatial statistics, constant rainfall inten- ... See full document

... and spatial dis- tribution of precipitation vary around Lake Malawi on a di- urnal timescale, which can be valuable information for water resource management in tropical south-eastern African na- ...the ... See full document