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The effect of observation timescales on the characterisation of extreme Mediterranean precipitation

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The effect of observation timescales on the characterisation of extreme Mediterranean precipitation

dc.contributor.author	Camarasa Belmonte, Ana María
dc.contributor.author	Soriano García, Julián
dc.contributor.author	López García, María José
dc.date.accessioned	2014-11-14T10:57:12Z
dc.date.available	2014-11-14T10:57:12Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/39762
dc.description.abstract	This paper analyses the behaviour of five rainfall indicators (maximum intensity, cumulative rainfall, irregularity, probability of rain and persistence of rain) over different observation timescales ranging from 5 min to 24 h. It covers a large area on the Mediterranean side of the Iberian Peninsula (River J´ucar Water Authority, 43 000 km2) on a continuous basis over a period of 14 years (1994<br>2007). The results show that the behaviour of extreme Mediterranean rainfall is heavily dependent on the observation timescale. There are a number of turning points in the indicator trends which occur on different timescales (1 and 6 h in the case of rain intensity and irregularity, 6 h for cumulative rainfall and between 15 and 30 min for the persistence of rain) and may be relevant for the determination of thresholds used in wáter management.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	Advances in Geosciences, 2010, vol. 26, p. 61-64
dc.source	Camarasa Belmonte, Ana María Soriano García, Julián López García, María José 2010 The effect of observation timescales on the characterisation of extreme Mediterranean precipitation Advances in Geosciences 26 61 64
dc.subject	Precipitacions (Meteorologia)
dc.title	The effect of observation timescales on the characterisation of extreme Mediterranean precipitation
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.date.updated	2014-11-14T10:57:12Z
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-26-61-2010
dc.identifier.idgrec	066227
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es_ES