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Recent trends in daily rainfall extremes over Montenegro (1951–2010)
- Source :
- Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 9, Pp 2069-2077 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Copernicus GmbH, 2015.
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Abstract
- More intense rainfall may cause a range of negative impacts upon society and the environment. In this study we analysed trends in extreme ETCCDI (Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices) rainfall indices in Montenegro for the period between 1951 and 2010. Montenegro has been poorly studied in terms of rainfall extremes, yet it contains the wettest Mediterranean region known as Krivošije. Several indices of precipitation extremes were assessed including the number of dry days and rainfall totals in order to identify trends and possible changes. A spatial pattern relationship between extreme rainfall indices and the North Atlantic Oscillation has also been examined. The results generally suggest that the number of days with precipitation decreased while rainfall intensity increased, particularly in south-western parts of the country. A slight tendency towards intense rainfall events is suggested. The examined rainfall indices and North Atlantic Oscillation over Montenegro seemed to be directly linked to changes in one of the major large-scale circulation modes such as the NAO pattern that is particularly evident during the winter season.
- Subjects :
- Mediterranean climate
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Range (biology)
0211 other engineering and technologies
Climate change
02 engineering and technology
01 natural sciences
lcsh:TD1-1066
Precipitation
lcsh:Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Montenegro
lcsh:Environmental sciences
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
lcsh:GE1-350
021110 strategic, defence & security studies
lcsh:QE1-996.5
lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
lcsh:Geology
Geography
lcsh:G
13. Climate action
North Atlantic oscillation
Climatology
Period (geology)
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Common spatial pattern
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16849981
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....01175f1b9bb8bfa22828a48d6170d609