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DOI10.1007/s11069-016-2576-6
Rainfall in Qatar: Is it changing?
Al Mamoon, Abdullah1; Rahman, Ataur2
通讯作者Rahman, Ataur
来源期刊NATURAL HAZARDS
ISSN0921-030X
EISSN1573-0840
出版年2017
卷号85期号:1页码:453-470
英文摘要

In this paper, we investigate the spatial and temporal distributions of rainfall in Qatar, which falls in the arid region of the middle-east. We use rainfall data from 29 rain gauges covering the period of 1962-2010. Fifteen different rainfall indices are used in the assessment. A combination of Mann-Kendall and Spearman’s Rho tests is adopted to identify trends in the rainfall data. The average annual rainfall values are found to be in the range of 55.5-99 mm. A sharp gradient in average annual rainfall is noticed, with north having much higher values than the south. A mixed trend, both increasing (upward) and decreasing (downward) for most of the rainfall indices, is identified. Annual total and maximum daily rainfalls show mixed trends, while rainy days show an increasing trend. For the rainy seasons, the total rainfall during the months of December-January-February shows an increasing trend and March-April rainfall shows a decreasing trend, reflecting that seasonal rainfall in Qatar is changing. The findings of this study provide important insights into the nature of rainfall variability in Qatar, which will be useful in water resources planning tasks in Qatar and nearby countries.


英文关键词Rainfall Mann-Kendall test Spearman’s Rho test Climate change Trends Qatar
类型Article
语种英语
国家Qatar ; Australia
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000391611000022
WOS关键词RECENT CLIMATIC CHANGES ; EXTREME RAINFALL ; TREND ANALYSIS ; SAUDI-ARABIA ; PRECIPITATION ; STATIONARITY ; TEMPERATURE ; REGION ; VARIABILITY ; AUSTRALIA
WOS类目Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/201194
作者单位1.Minist Municipal & Environm, Doha, Qatar;
2.Univ Western Sydney, Sch Comp Engn & Math, Bldg XB,Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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Al Mamoon, Abdullah,Rahman, Ataur. Rainfall in Qatar: Is it changing?[J],2017,85(1):453-470.
APA Al Mamoon, Abdullah,&Rahman, Ataur.(2017).Rainfall in Qatar: Is it changing?.NATURAL HAZARDS,85(1),453-470.
MLA Al Mamoon, Abdullah,et al."Rainfall in Qatar: Is it changing?".NATURAL HAZARDS 85.1(2017):453-470.
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