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Temporal and spatial variation of annual rainfall on the island of Crete, Greece

Tsanis Giannis, S. Naoum

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/7F970491-0CE7-419A-B6E6-AE1C6CE1D1E9
Year 2003
Type of Item Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
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Bibliographic Citation S. Naoum, I. K Tsanis, “Temporal and spatial variation of annual rainfall on the island of Crete, Greece," Hydr. Proc.,vol. 17, no. 10, pp.1899-1922, 2003.doi:10.1002/hyp.1217 https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.1217
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Annual rainfall records from the island of Crete in Greece were used with the aid of a geographical information system (GIS) to study the temporal and spatial rainfall characteristics. The GIS was used to produce a digital elevation model, delineate watersheds and estimate the areal rainfall from a network of raingauges by using different interpolation schemes. The rainfall–elevation correlation was significant, suggesting an orographic type of precipitation for the island. The rainfall records for the majority of the stations were found to fit the normal distribution. Deviation from normal for the rest of the records was attributed to the wettest year of 1977–1978. The year 1989–1990 was the driest, and most rainfall records showed a decrease in rainfall over 30 years with higher negative rainfall gradients at the higher elevations. Frequency analysis of the rainfall records was used to estimate areal rainfall for the island of Crete and its main watersheds for return periods of 2, 5 and 10 years.

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