scholarly journals Interannual Variability and Trends of Extreme Rainfall Indices over Benin

Climate ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Ezéchiel Obada ◽  
Eric Adechina Alamou ◽  
Eliezer Iboukoun Biao ◽  
Esdras B. Josué Zandagba
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Extreme Rainfall ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
Waterborne Diseases ◽  
Intensity Index ◽  
Expert Team ◽  
Annual Total ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Indices ◽  
Precipitation Indices ◽  
Simple Daily Intensity Index

Observed rainfall data (1961–2016) were used to analyze variability, trends and changes of extreme precipitation indices over Benin. Nine indices out of the ones developed by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) were used. The results indicate a mix of downward and upward trends for maximum 1-day precipitation (RX1day) and maximum 5-days precipitation (RX5day). Decrease trends are observed for annual total precipitation of wet days (P), while significant increases are found for the simple daily intensity index (SDII). The number of wet days (RR1) and maximum consecutive dry days (CDD) show a mix of increase/decrease trends. However, the number of heavy (R10) and very heavy (R20) wet days and maximum consecutive wet days (CWD) show decreased trends. All wet indices increased over 1991–2010 in relation to 1971–1990. The increase in all wet indices over Benin could explain the intensification of hydrology, and the increase in the frequency and the intensity of floods. It caused damages such as soil erosion, crop destruction, livestock destruction, displacement of populations, proliferation of waterborne diseases and loss of human life. Some adaptive strategies are suggested to mitigate the impacts of changes in extreme rainfall.

scholarly journals Trends and Interannual Variability of Extreme Rainfall Indices over Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6803
Author(s):  
Derbetini A. Vondou ◽  
Guy Merlin Guenang ◽  
Tchotchou Lucie Angennes Djiotang ◽  
Pierre Honore Kamsu-Tamo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Extreme Rainfall ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Intensity Index ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Expert Team ◽  
Annual Total

Central African citizens are highly vulnerable to extreme hydroclimatic events due to excess precipitation or to dry spells. This study makes use of CHIRPS precipitation data gridded at 0.05° × 0.05° resolution and extended from 1981 to 2019 to analyze spatial variabilities and trends of six extreme precipitation indices defined by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) over Cameroon. They are the number of wet days (RR1), the simple daily intensity index (SDII), the annual total precipitation from days greater than the 95th percentile (R95ptot), the maximum number of consecutive wet days (CWD), the maximum number of consecutive dry days (CDD), the number of very heavy rainfall (RR20). The standard precipitation index (SPI) time series were also examined in the five agro-climatic regions of the domain. The pattern of annual precipitation was first checked over the entire domain. We obtain a well-known pattern showing a decreased precipitation northward with the highest values around the Atlantic Ocean coast. The analysis shows that all indices represent patterns approximately similar to that of annual rainfall except CDD where the spatial south-north gradient is reversed. RR20 shows the lowest spatial variability. Trend study of RR1 indicates negative values south of the domain and predominated positive values in the northern part, where CDD, on the contrary, shows a decreased trend. The highest trends are observed in the northernmost area for CWD and around the coast for SDII and R95ptot. SPI time series indicate an alternative dry and wet period and the years between 1990 and 2000 witnessed more annual wet conditions. Such a study is very important in this domain where variabilities of climatic components are very high due to climate change impact and diversified relief. The results can serve as a reference for agricultural activity, hydropower management, civil engineering, planning of economic activities and can contribute to the understanding of the climate system in Cameroon.

scholarly journals Detecção de Mudanças Climáticas Através de Índices Pluviométricos Diários no Estado de Pernambuco (Detection of Climate Change Through Daily rainfall in the State of Pernambuco)

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila V. dos Santos ◽  
Rosaline Dos Santos ◽  
Maytê D. L. Coutinho
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Equatorial Pacific ◽  
The State ◽  
Total Precipitation ◽  
Tropical Atlantic ◽  
Intensity Index ◽  
Annual Total ◽  
Simple Daily Intensity Index ◽  
Consecutive Dry Days ◽  
Sst Anomalies

O objetivo do presente trabalho é estimar e analisar índices de detecção e monitoramento de mudanças climáticas, decorrentes da precipitação diária, para o Estado de Pernambuco, verificar sua possível dependência das anomalias de temperatura da superfície do mar e examinar suas influências sobre a dinâmica da vegetação, medida pelo Índice de Vegetação por Diferenças Normalizadas (IVDN), e variabilidade do clima, estimada pelo Índice Inverso de Aridez de Budyko (IIAB) anual. Para isso utilizou-se dados de precipitação totais diários de 26 localidades, anomalias de TSM para o período de 1964 a 2006, IVDN mensais de 1982 a 2001 e estimativa de temperaturas do ar média, máxima e mínima. Observou-se um decaimento da precipitação total anual, da intensidade simples diária da precipitação, dos dias consecutivos úmidos, dos dias com chuva superior a 20mm/dia e inferior a 50mm/dia, e aumento dos dias consecutivos secos. Verificou-se que, além do total anual de precipitação, o número de dias consecutivos secos, número de dias no ano com chuvas acima de 10mm/dia e intensidade simples diária de precipitação são dependentes dos padrões de anomalias de TSM nos Oceanos Pacífico Equatorial e Atlântico Tropical. O IVDN é influenciado pela precipitação total e pelo número de dias com chuvas superiores a 10mm/dia, principalmente no Alto Sertão do Estado. O índice inverso de aridez de Budyko é dependente das configurações das anomalias de TSM dos Oceanos Pacífico Equatorial e Atlântico Tropical Norte, e exerce influência sobre o IVDN. A B S T R A C T The objectives of the present work are: to compute and to analyze climate extreme indexes for monitoring and detecting climate change, for the state of Pernambuco; to verify the possible dependence of the extreme indexes of the anomalies of the sea surface temperature and to examine the influences of the extreme indexes on the dynamics of the vegetation, measured by NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), and climate variability, evaluated for IIAB (Aridity Inverse Index of Budyko) annual. It was used precipitation diaries data from 26 meteorological stations, anomalies of SST for the period from 1964 to 2006, monthly NDVI from 1982 to 2001 and the mean, maxima and minima air temperature. It was observed a decline of the annual total precipitation, precipitation simple daily intensity index, consecutive wet days and days with superior rains to 20mm/day and inferior to 50mm/day. And it was verified an increase of the consecutive dry days. It was verified that the annual total of precipitation, number of consecutive dry days, number of days in the year with rains above 10mm/day and precipitation simple daily intensity index are dependent of the SST anomalies patterns on the Equatorial Pacific and Tropical Atlantic Oceans. NDVI is influenced by the total precipitation and for the number of days with superior rains to 10mm/day, mainly on the Sertão of the State. Aridity inverse index of Budyko is dependent of the SST anomalies configurations on the Equatorial Pacific and Northern Tropical Atlantic Oceans, and it exercises influence on NDVI. Keywords: climate, climatic changes, semiarid, coast.

scholarly journals Elevation-Dependent Trends in Precipitation Observed over and around the Tibetan Plateau from 1971 to 2017

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 2848
Author(s):  
Wenfeng Hu ◽  
Junqiang Yao ◽  
Qing He ◽  
Jing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Total Precipitation ◽  
Annual Total Precipitation ◽  
Annual Total ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Indices ◽  
Precipitation Indices

The Tibetan Plateau (TP) are regions that are most sensitive to climate change, especially extreme precipitation changes with elevation, may increase the risk of natural disasters and have attracted attention for the study of extreme events in order to identify adaptive actions. Based on daily observed data from 113 meteorological stations in the Tibetan Plateau and the surrounding regions in China during 1971–2017, we calculated the annual total precipitation and extreme precipitation indices using the R ClimDex software package and explored elevation-dependent precipitation trends. The results demonstrate that the annual total precipitation increased at a rate of 6.7 mm/decade, and the contribution of extreme precipitation to total precipitation increased over time, and the climate extremes were enhanced. The annual total, seasonal precipitation, and precipitation extreme trends were observed in terms of elevation dependence in the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and the surrounding area of the Tibetan Plateau (TPS) during 1971–2017. There is growing evidence that the elevation-dependent wetting (EDWE) is complex over the TP. The trends in total precipitation have a strong dependence on elevation, and the EDWE is highlighted by the extreme precipitation indices, for example, the number of heavy precipitation days (R10) and consecutive wet days (CWD). The dependence of extreme precipitation on elevation is heterogeneous, as other extreme indices do not indicate EDWE. These findings highlight the precipitation complexity in the TP. The findings of this study will be helpful for improving our understanding of variabilities in precipitation and extreme precipitation in response to climate change and will provide support for water resource management and disaster prevention in plateaus and mountain ranges.

scholarly journals Trends in Extreme Precipitation Indices in Iran: 1951–2007

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Balling ◽  
Mohammad Sadegh Keikhosravi Kiany ◽  
Shouraseni Sen Roy ◽  
Javad Khoshhal
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Daily Rainfall ◽  
Extreme Rainfall ◽  
Rainfall Time Series ◽  
Upward Trend ◽  
Precipitation Total ◽  
Annual Precipitation Total ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Indices ◽  
Precipitation Indices

We investigate trends in extreme precipitation in Iran for 1951–2007 using the recently released APHRODITE daily rainfall time series. We find that seven different indices of extreme precipitation all show an upward trend through the study period. The seven different precipitation indices include annual precipitation total, number of days above a certain threshold, maximum precipitation received over a certain period of time, maximum one-day precipitation, and number of days with precipitation above the 90th percentile. A principal components analysis reveals one eigenvector explaining much of the variance in the seven indices and reveals that this component exhibits a strong upward trend for the whole of Iran. On a regional level, we find that the upward trend in extreme precipitation has a strong southwest-to-northeast gradient across the country for all the indices. We repeated all the analyses for 42 stations across the country to compare with the results from the gridded data; trends in extreme rainfall generated from the station data compare favorably with the results from the APHRODITE daily rainfall time series thereby reinforcing the robustness of our conclusions.

Trend of Extreme Precipitations Indices in West-central Côte d’Ivoire: Case of the Lobo Watershed

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 1281-1287
Author(s):  
F. B. Allechy ◽  
M. Youan Ta ◽  
V. H. N’Guessan Bi ◽  
F. A. Yapi ◽  
A. B. Koné ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Extreme Rainfall ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
West Central ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Northern Half ◽  
Agricultural Potential ◽  
Annual Total

The Lobo watershed located in the west-central part of Côte d'Ivoire is an area with high agricultural potential, influenced by climate variations and changes that reduce crop yields. The objective of this study is to analyse trends in ETCCDI extreme rainfall indices from rainfall data from 1984 to 2013 using ClimPACT2 software. This study shows that the trend of the indices: number of consecutive wet days (CWD), number of rainy days (R1mm) and the cumulative annual total rainfall (PRCPTOT) is decreasing. On the other hand, the number of consecutive dry days (CDD) is on the rise. In general, the whole basin has experienced a decrease in rainfall as well as wet sequences and an increase in dry sequences. These different trends observed in this study are more pronounced in the northern half of the watershed.

Understanding Precipitation Characteristics of Afghanistan at Provincial Scale

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakti Suryavanshi ◽  
Nitin Joshi ◽  
Hardeep Kumar Maurya ◽  
Divya Gupta ◽  
Keshav Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Asian Country ◽  
Annual Precipitation ◽  
Precipitation Pattern ◽  
Precipitation Trend ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Events ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Indices ◽  
Precipitation Indices ◽  
Precipitation Events

Abstract This study examines the pattern and trend of seasonal and annual precipitation along with extreme precipitation events in a data scare, south Asian country, Afghanistan. Seven extreme precipitation indices were considered based upon intensity, duration and frequency of precipitation events. The study revealed that precipitation pattern of Afghanistan is unevenly distributed at seasonal and yearly scales. Southern and Southwestern provinces remain significantly dry whereas, the Northern and Northeastern provinces receive comparatively higher precipitation. Spring and winter seasons bring about 80% of yearly precipitation in Afghanistan. However, a notable declining precipitation trend was observed in these two seasons. An increasing trend in precipitation was observed for the summer and autumn seasons, however; these seasons are the lean periods for precipitation. A declining annual precipitation trend was also revealed in many provinces of Afghanistan. Analysis of extreme precipitation indices reveals a general drier condition in Afghanistan. Large spatial variability was found in precipitation indices. In many provinces of Afghanistan, a significantly declining trends were observed in intensity-based (Rx1-day, RX5-day, SDII and R95p) and frequency-based (R10) precipitation indices. The duration-based precipitation indices (CDD and CWD) also infer a general drier climatic condition in Afghanistan. This study will assist the agriculture and allied sectors to take well-planned adaptive measures in dealing with the changing patterns of precipitation, and additionally, facilitating future studies for Afghanistan.

scholarly journals Historical Spatial and Temporal Climate Trends in Southern Ontario, Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 2767-2787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussein Wazneh ◽  
M. Altaf Arain ◽  
Paulin Coulibaly
Keyword(s):  
Climate Models ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Global Climate Models ◽  
Climate Indices ◽  
Total Precipitation ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Annual Total ◽  
Precipitation Indices ◽  
Temperature Indices

AbstractSpatial and temporal trends in historical temperature and precipitation extreme events were evaluated for southern Ontario, Canada. A number of climate indices were computed using observed and regional and global climate datasets for the area of study over the 1951–2013 period. A decrease in the frequency of cold temperature extremes and an increase in the frequency of warm temperature extremes was observed in the region. Overall, the numbers of extremely cold days decreased and hot nights increased. Nighttime warming was greater than daytime warming. The annual total precipitation and the frequency of extreme precipitation also increased. Spatially, for the precipitation indices, no significant trends were observed for annual total precipitation and extremely wet days in the southwest and the central part of Ontario. For temperature indices, cool days and warm night have significant trends in more than 90% of the study area. In general, the spatial variability of precipitation indices is much higher than that of temperature indices. In terms of comparisons between observed and simulated data, results showed large differences for both temperature and precipitation indices. For this region, the regional climate model was able to reproduce historical observed trends in climate indices very well as compared with global climate models. The statistical bias-correction method generally improved the ability of the global climate models to accurately simulate observed trends in climate indices.

scholarly journals Trend of Extreme Precipitation over Sumatera Island for 1981-2010

Agromet ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
. Misnawati ◽  
Mega Perdanawanti
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Climate Extreme ◽  
Precipitation Data ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Indices ◽  
Precipitation Indices ◽  
Climate Events

Extreme climate events have significant impacts on various sectors such as agriculture, ecosystem, health and energy. The issue would lead to economic losses as well as social problems. This study aims to investigate the trend of extreme precipitation in Sumatera Island based on observed data during 30-year period, 1981–2010. There are ten indices of climate extreme as defined by ETCCDMI, which were tested in this study, including PRCPTOT, SDII, CDD, CWD, R10, R50, R95p, R99p, Rx1day and Rx5day. Then, the trend was analyzed based on the Mann-Kendall statistic, performed on the time series of precipitation data. The result shows that there was positive trend of extreme precipitation found in most stations over Sumatera, either statistically significant or insignificant. In each extreme precipitation indices, the number of observed stations indicating the insignificant change is higher than the significant one. This research also found that some indices including SDII, Rx1day, R50, R95p and R99p, showed a significantly-positive trend followed by a higher intensity of wetter and heavier events of extreme precipitation over Sumatera. On the other hand, the wet spell (CWD) index shows a negative trend (α=0.05).

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document