The main objective of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the spatial and
temporal variability and trends of rainfall and river flow in the Cobres River basin, southern …

Climate-related extremes such as droughts have led to significant impacts on some
watersheds. To assess watershed health and develop effective management plans …

Changes in the climatology of precipitation and surface air temperature are being
investigated worldwide, searching for changes in variability, the mean and extreme events …

Homogeneity evaluations are usually performed on the total annual precipitation data, which
often fails to detect non-homogeneity in seasonal precipitation. Furthermore, it is required to …

Precipitation indices are commonly used as climate change indicators. Considering four
Climate Variability and Predictability-recommended indices, this study assesses possible …

Precipitation extremes in mainland Portugal (south-western Europe) using daily precipitation
data recorded in the period 1941–2007 (67 years) at 57 meteorological stations scattered …

This study addresses the long-term rainfall trends, their temporal variability and uncertainty
over mainland Portugal, a small country on the most western European coast. The study was …

Southern Portugal experiences the lowest amounts of annual precipitation and the highest
level of susceptibility to soil erosion, drought events and desertification phenomena in …

This study aims mostly at understanding seasonal variations in the intensity, frequency and
duration of extreme precipitation events in mainland Portugal. For this purpose, selected …

The main purpose of this study was to determine the most dominant periodic components
that affect the annual and seasonal precipitation trends in each homogenous rainfall region …