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DOI | 10.1002/2016JD025683 |
Evaluation of WRF capability to detect dry and wet periods in Spain using drought indices | |
Garcia-Valdecasas Ojeda, Matilde; Gamiz-Fortis, Sonia R.; Castro-Diez, Yolanda; Jesus Esteban-Parra, Maria | |
2017-02-16 | |
发表期刊 | JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
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ISSN | 2169-897X |
EISSN | 2169-8996 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 122期号:3 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Spain |
英文摘要 | The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model has been used to show the benefits provided by downscaled fields to detect and analyze wet and dry periods over a region with high precipitation variability such as Spain. We have analyzed the spatiotemporal behavior of two widely used drought indices: the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI), computed at 3 and 12 month time scales, which provide important information in an agricultural and water-resource context. These two indices were computed from WRF outputs and compared with those calculated from observational (monthly precipitation and temperature databases of Spain, MOPREDAS and MOTEDAS) and from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Interim Re-Analysis (ERA-Interim) data sets. This evaluation was made by using a regional scale and a multistep regionalization method and by comparison of individual grid points. In general, results indicate that the drought indices obtained by using WRF outputs provide a noticeable improvement regarding those computed by using ERA-Interim, higher at longer time scales. Although results show no significant differences between drought indices analyzed, the improvement offered by WRF is greater for SPI than for SPEI. In terms of averaged duration, magnitude, and severity of drought, the benefits provided by WRF are not so evident, presenting better agreement with the observational data at 12 month time scale, being clearer for the intensity. These findings evidence the benefit of using WRFclimate fields to monitor, analyze, and detect drought events, being a valuable source of knowledge for a suitable decision making, especially for water-resource management. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000396119200011 |
WOS关键词 | WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN ; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL ; IBERIAN PENINSULA ; PRECIPITATION ; TEMPERATURE ; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION ; SENSITIVITY ; PERFORMANCE ; PROJECTIONS ; PARAMETERIZATIONS |
WOS类目 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/33330 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | Univ Granada, Fac Ciencias, Dept Fis Aplicada, Granada, Spain |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Garcia-Valdecasas Ojeda, Matilde,Gamiz-Fortis, Sonia R.,Castro-Diez, Yolanda,et al. Evaluation of WRF capability to detect dry and wet periods in Spain using drought indices[J]. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES,2017,122(3). |
APA | Garcia-Valdecasas Ojeda, Matilde,Gamiz-Fortis, Sonia R.,Castro-Diez, Yolanda,&Jesus Esteban-Parra, Maria.(2017).Evaluation of WRF capability to detect dry and wet periods in Spain using drought indices.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES,122(3). |
MLA | Garcia-Valdecasas Ojeda, Matilde,et al."Evaluation of WRF capability to detect dry and wet periods in Spain using drought indices".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES 122.3(2017). |
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