The analysis of the Standardized Precipitation Index in the Mediterranean area: regional patterns

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 25 Dec 2001 Italy English Publisher:Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, INGVJournal:Annals of Geophysics, volume 44 (issn: 1593-5213, eissn: 2037-416X,

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Authors: BORDI, Isabella; FRIGIO S; PARENTI P; SPERANZA A; SUTERA, Alfonso;

doi: 10.4401/ag-3550

handle: 11573/595 , 11581/5097

The analysis of the Standardized Precipitation Index in the Mediterranean area: regional patterns

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n the present paper we propose a method to assess regional drought by using rain-gauge observations. In particular, we analyse the rainfall on the Marche region. We diagnose drought by means of the Standardized Precipitation Index, specifically analysing the period from January 1948 to December 1981. We present a preliminary comparison of these results with those obtained using large-scale precipitation data. We obtain a good agreement between the large-scale analysis and the local (regional scale) observations.

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Italy

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Sapienza University of Rome
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University of Camerino
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climate variability, QC801-809, Geophysics. Cosmic physics, drought, Meteorology. Climatology, QC851-999, Rainfall observatory

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