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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1629-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1629-2019
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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06 Aug 2019
Research article |
| 06 Aug 2019
| 06 Aug 2019
Impact of the dry-day definition on Mediterranean extreme dry-spell analysis
Pauline Rivoire
HSM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
HSM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
Luc Neppel
HSM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
Elke Hertig
Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano
Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologia (IPE-CSIC), Campus de Aula Dei,
Zaragoza, Spain
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- Meteorological drivers of compound atmospheric events associated with summertime mortality excess in Spain G. Garnés-Morales et al.
- Detection and attribution of flood trends in Mediterranean basins Y. Tramblay et al.
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In order to define a dry period, a threshold for wet days is usually considered to account for measurement errors and evaporation. In the present study, we compare the threshold of 1 mm d−1, the most commonly used threshold, to a time-varying threshold describing evapotranspiration to compare how the risk of extreme dry spells is estimated with both thresholds. Results indicate that considering a fixed threshold can underestimate extreme dry spells during the extended summer.
In order to define a dry period, a threshold for wet days is usually considered to account for...
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