Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amounts

Rainfall irregularity in Mediterranean regions is a characterizing feature of their climate. The aim of this manuscript is to analyze, in a climate change context, the evolution of this irregularity in Barcelona. A very long monthly database (1786–2023) enables detailed analysis of rainfall evolutio...

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Autores: Lana Pons, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-3298-9234, Serra de Larrocha, Carina|||0000-0003-3803-2414, Casas Castillo, M. del Carmen|||0000-0002-7507-6195, Rodríguez Solá, Raúl|||0000-0002-9623-894X, Prohom Duran, Marc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/416455
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/416455
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli12100166
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Monthly rainfall amounts
Rainfall irregularity
Autumn contributions
Drought
Western Mediterranean Oscillation index
Barcelona
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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spelling Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amountsLana Pons, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-3298-9234Serra de Larrocha, Carina|||0000-0003-3803-2414Casas Castillo, M. del Carmen|||0000-0002-7507-6195Rodríguez Solá, Raúl|||0000-0002-9623-894XProhom Duran, MarcMonthly rainfall amountsRainfall irregularityAutumn contributionsDroughtWestern Mediterranean Oscillation indexBarcelonaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::FísicaRainfall irregularity in Mediterranean regions is a characterizing feature of their climate. The aim of this manuscript is to analyze, in a climate change context, the evolution of this irregularity in Barcelona. A very long monthly database (1786–2023) enables detailed analysis of rainfall evolution, with its irregularity quantified using the concept of disparity, the trends of which are assessed using moving windows and a modified Mann–Kendall test. The relationship between disparity and the Western Mediterranean Oscillation index (WeMOi) is also explored. Additionally, the study compares rainfall amounts to the 1961–1990 reference period and evaluates autumn’s contribution to annual totals. A significant and increasing disparity trend over the years is detected for the autumn months. While correlations between disparity and WeMOi are limited, the WeMOi and monthly precipitation are significantly correlated for two autumn months, October and November, and for December, aligning with previous studies. This suggests the potential influence of the WeMOi fluctuations on future rainfall during these three months. Recent evidence of the increasing autumn irregularity is seen in the consecutive low-rainfall years of 2021, 2022 and 2023, which stand out as the driest since 1835, with the last two autumns ranking among the 5% driest.Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)20242024-10-1920242024-10-23journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/416455https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli12100166reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4164552026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amounts
title Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amounts
spellingShingle Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amounts
Lana Pons, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-3298-9234
Monthly rainfall amounts
Rainfall irregularity
Autumn contributions
Drought
Western Mediterranean Oscillation index
Barcelona
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
title_short Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amounts
title_full Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amounts
title_fullStr Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amounts
title_full_unstemmed Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amounts
title_sort Two centuries of monthly rainfall in Barcelona (NE Spain): disparity trends, correlation of autumnal rainfall with the WeMO index and its contribution to annual amounts
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lana Pons, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-3298-9234
Serra de Larrocha, Carina|||0000-0003-3803-2414
Casas Castillo, M. del Carmen|||0000-0002-7507-6195
Rodríguez Solá, Raúl|||0000-0002-9623-894X
Prohom Duran, Marc
author Lana Pons, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-3298-9234
author_facet Lana Pons, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-3298-9234
Serra de Larrocha, Carina|||0000-0003-3803-2414
Casas Castillo, M. del Carmen|||0000-0002-7507-6195
Rodríguez Solá, Raúl|||0000-0002-9623-894X
Prohom Duran, Marc
author_role author
author2 Serra de Larrocha, Carina|||0000-0003-3803-2414
Casas Castillo, M. del Carmen|||0000-0002-7507-6195
Rodríguez Solá, Raúl|||0000-0002-9623-894X
Prohom Duran, Marc
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Monthly rainfall amounts
Rainfall irregularity
Autumn contributions
Drought
Western Mediterranean Oscillation index
Barcelona
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
topic Monthly rainfall amounts
Rainfall irregularity
Autumn contributions
Drought
Western Mediterranean Oscillation index
Barcelona
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
description Rainfall irregularity in Mediterranean regions is a characterizing feature of their climate. The aim of this manuscript is to analyze, in a climate change context, the evolution of this irregularity in Barcelona. A very long monthly database (1786–2023) enables detailed analysis of rainfall evolution, with its irregularity quantified using the concept of disparity, the trends of which are assessed using moving windows and a modified Mann–Kendall test. The relationship between disparity and the Western Mediterranean Oscillation index (WeMOi) is also explored. Additionally, the study compares rainfall amounts to the 1961–1990 reference period and evaluates autumn’s contribution to annual totals. A significant and increasing disparity trend over the years is detected for the autumn months. While correlations between disparity and WeMOi are limited, the WeMOi and monthly precipitation are significantly correlated for two autumn months, October and November, and for December, aligning with previous studies. This suggests the potential influence of the WeMOi fluctuations on future rainfall during these three months. Recent evidence of the increasing autumn irregularity is seen in the consecutive low-rainfall years of 2021, 2022 and 2023, which stand out as the driest since 1835, with the last two autumns ranking among the 5% driest.
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