Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range

An analysis of the observed precipitation for the last 22 years (1989–2010) over Sierra de Guadarrama (centre of Iberian Central System) has been performed. Since this area has received less attention compared with other mountain ranges in Europe and the rest of the world, an exhaustive compilation...

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Autores: Durán Montejano, Luis, Sánchez, E., Yagüe Anguis, Carlos
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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North-Atlantic oscillation
Sea-surface temperature
Orographic prrecipitation
Atmospheric circulation
Mediterranean mountains
Scale hydrometeorology
Hydrological cycle
Temporal patterns
Rainfall
Winter.
Física atmosférica
2501 Ciencias de la Atmósfera
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spelling Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain rangeDurán Montejano, LuisSánchez, E.Yagüe Anguis, Carlos52North-Atlantic oscillationSea-surface temperatureOrographic prrecipitationAtmospheric circulationMediterranean mountainsScale hydrometeorologyHydrological cycleTemporal patternsRainfallWinter.Física atmosférica2501 Ciencias de la AtmósferaAn analysis of the observed precipitation for the last 22 years (1989–2010) over Sierra de Guadarrama (centre of Iberian Central System) has been performed. Since this area has received less attention compared with other mountain ranges in Europe and the rest of the world, an exhaustive compilation of literature on precipitation main characteristics on Central Iberia (SW Europe) has been done. The analysis, based on both rain gauges and reanalysis, is focused on the search of the atmospheric mechanisms and moisture sources that lead to precipitation. Also, emphasis has been made in the role played by orography conditioning, the complex spatial patterns observed in the region. This work shows how it behaves as an orographic island that rises over an extensive plateau with a marked Atlantic forcing despite the distance these masses have to travel inlands, with mostly of wet days due to advection of moisture from the ocean and small amount of rain due to local sources of humidity and convective precipitation. It also shows the great enhancement of precipitation caused by the range due to orographic precipitation and the big differences found at the downwind and upwind side of the mountain leading to marked spatial patterns seasonal dependent, complex vertical gradients and high wind direction dependency. Finally, statistically significant mean conditions of variables related with orographic precipitation are given in order to be used as boundary conditions for orographic precipitation modelling exercises. This works gives a climatic framework for future precipitation assessments that could be conducted combining measurements and such models.John WiIley & Sons LTDUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20132013-07-0120132013-07-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34223reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/342232026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range
title Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range
spellingShingle Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range
Durán Montejano, Luis
52
North-Atlantic oscillation
Sea-surface temperature
Orographic prrecipitation
Atmospheric circulation
Mediterranean mountains
Scale hydrometeorology
Hydrological cycle
Temporal patterns
Rainfall
Winter.
Física atmosférica
2501 Ciencias de la Atmósfera
title_short Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range
title_full Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range
title_fullStr Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range
title_full_unstemmed Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range
title_sort Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Durán Montejano, Luis
Sánchez, E.
Yagüe Anguis, Carlos
author Durán Montejano, Luis
author_facet Durán Montejano, Luis
Sánchez, E.
Yagüe Anguis, Carlos
author_role author
author2 Sánchez, E.
Yagüe Anguis, Carlos
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 52
North-Atlantic oscillation
Sea-surface temperature
Orographic prrecipitation
Atmospheric circulation
Mediterranean mountains
Scale hydrometeorology
Hydrological cycle
Temporal patterns
Rainfall
Winter.
Física atmosférica
2501 Ciencias de la Atmósfera
topic 52
North-Atlantic oscillation
Sea-surface temperature
Orographic prrecipitation
Atmospheric circulation
Mediterranean mountains
Scale hydrometeorology
Hydrological cycle
Temporal patterns
Rainfall
Winter.
Física atmosférica
2501 Ciencias de la Atmósfera
description An analysis of the observed precipitation for the last 22 years (1989–2010) over Sierra de Guadarrama (centre of Iberian Central System) has been performed. Since this area has received less attention compared with other mountain ranges in Europe and the rest of the world, an exhaustive compilation of literature on precipitation main characteristics on Central Iberia (SW Europe) has been done. The analysis, based on both rain gauges and reanalysis, is focused on the search of the atmospheric mechanisms and moisture sources that lead to precipitation. Also, emphasis has been made in the role played by orography conditioning, the complex spatial patterns observed in the region. This work shows how it behaves as an orographic island that rises over an extensive plateau with a marked Atlantic forcing despite the distance these masses have to travel inlands, with mostly of wet days due to advection of moisture from the ocean and small amount of rain due to local sources of humidity and convective precipitation. It also shows the great enhancement of precipitation caused by the range due to orographic precipitation and the big differences found at the downwind and upwind side of the mountain leading to marked spatial patterns seasonal dependent, complex vertical gradients and high wind direction dependency. Finally, statistically significant mean conditions of variables related with orographic precipitation are given in order to be used as boundary conditions for orographic precipitation modelling exercises. This works gives a climatic framework for future precipitation assessments that could be conducted combining measurements and such models.
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