INVESTIGADORES
PENALBA Olga Clorinda
artículos
Título:
Interdecadal and Interannual variations of annual and extreme precipitation over central-northeastern Argentina. Changes in the extreme precipitation seasonal cycle
Autor/es:
PENALBA O., VARGAS W.
Revista:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
Editorial:
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: LOndres; Año: 2004 vol. 24 p. 1565 - 1580
ISSN:
0899-8418
Resumen:
Long annual precipitation time series from
central-northeastern Argentina are analyzed with special attention to
interdecadal and interannual variations. The results show a variability that is
highly non-stationary. The most outstanding feature is the difference in annual
precipitation before and after the 1950s. The interdecadal variability is
particularly well defined in the west and there is a significant linear trend
in the study area. Negative anomalies of the areal-averaged annual precipitation
can be observed in all the areas around 1910 and 1930 or 1940. In the western
zone there are two better-defined negative periods around 1950 and 1970 and a
gradual increase can be observed in the eastern zones starting in the 1950s.
The interdecadal and interannual variations affect the behavior of extreme
precipitation in the annual scale and during the months with maximum
precipitation in the region. In support of these conclusions different
representation methods are used (running means, power spectrum analysis and
wavelet transforms). The variations in the annual cycle of extreme
precipitation under different conditions are analyzed applying harmonic
analysis. The wettest years are represented by an annual and semi-annual cycle
while dry years need the input of lower-frequency cycles.