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Title: | Regional Frequency Analysis of Droughts in Portugal |
Authors: | Santos, João Filipe Portela, Maria Manuela Pulido-Calvo, Inmaculada |
Keywords: | Standardized precipitation index (SPI) Annual maximum series Partial duration series Regional frequency analysis |
Issue Date: | 29-Jun-2011 |
Citation: | Estilo IEEE: J.F. Santos, M. M. Portela, and I. Pulido-Calvo, "Regional Frequency Analysis of Droughts in Portugal," Water Resources Management, vol. 25, pp. 3537-3558, Nov 2011. |
Abstract: | This study investigated the frequency of droughts for the period September 1910 to October 2004 in mainland Portugal, based on monthly precipitation data from 144 rain gauges distributed across the country. The drought events were characterized using the standardized precipitation index (SPI) applied to time scales of 1, 3, 6 and 12 consecutive months. Based on the SPI time scale series a regional frequency analysis of drought magnitudes was undertaken using two approaches: annual maximum series (AMS) and partial duration series (PDS). Three spatially defined regions (north, central and south) were identified by cluster analysis and analyzed for homogeneity. Maps of drought magnitude were developed using a kriging technique for several return periods. Similar uniform spatial patterns were found throughout the country using the AMS and PDS approaches. For several SPI time scales a comparison of the observed and estimated maximum magnitude (269-year empirical return period) showed that the AMS combined with the selected probability distribution models (Pearson type III, general Pareto and Kappa) provided better results than the PDS approach combined with the same models. A general and simplified characterization of drought duration revealed a relatively uniform pattern of droughts events across the country. |
Peer reviewed: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12207/521 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11269-011-9869-z |
Appears in Collections: | D-ENG - Artigos em revistas com peer review |
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