Title:
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Daily precipitation concentration across Europe 1971-2010
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Author:
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Cortesi, Nicola; González-Hidalgo, José Carlos; Brunetti, M.; Martín Vide, Javier
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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Daily Precipitation Concentration Index (CI) was used in this paper to investigate the statistical structure of daily precipitation across Europe based on 530 daily rainfall series for the period 1971-2010. Annual CI shows a North- West to South-East gradient (excluding Turkey and Greece). The same gradient is also observed in winter, spring and autumn, while in summer the gradient is North-South. Highest annual and seasonal daily concentrations of rainfall were detected in the western Mediterranean basin, mainly along Spanish and French coastlands. Latitude and distance from the sea seems to play a major role on spatial CI distribution; at subregional scale also relief plays an important role. The Mann-Kendall test did not identify uniform significant pattern in temporal trend across Europe for 1971-2010 period. The only broad areas with increasing annual and seasonal CI values are located in northern and south-western France and northern coastlands of the Iberian Peninsula. This findings suggest that daily precipitation distribution has not significantly changed during the 1971-2010 over Europe. |
Subject(s):
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-Pluviometria -Europa -Pluviometry -Europe |
Rights:
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cc-by (c) Cortesi, N. et al., 2012
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es |
Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
Published by:
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European Geosciences Union
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