Analysis of heterogeneity of aridity index periodicity over Lebanon

• Autorzy: Telesca Luciano , Shaban Amin , Awad Mohamad

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1007/s11600-018-00243-5

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Lebanon, with its geographic location facing the Mediterranean Sea and dominant rugged topography, is characterized by a strong climatic variability even between zones located few kilometres apart. The investigation of the climatic indices is necessary to delineate such diverse climatic situation over Lebanon. In this context, this paper investigates the periodic behaviour in annual Emberger aridity index (AIE) of 14 weather stations in representative sites of Lebanon. The AIE indicates that the dominant climate of Lebanon, which is mainly varying from humid to semi-arid, follows cyclonic meteorological patterns. The periodicities of AIE identified by using a robust technique seem almost altitude related and range between 2 and 21 years. The geographic distribution of periodicities implies two major zones in the northern and southern parts of Lebanon, being featured by longer and shorter periodicities, respectively. The formation of these two periodicity zones can be related to regional climatic zoning. The remarkable diversity in periodicity indicates predominant microclimates with specified cyclonic climate that characterizes Lebanon’s climate rather than a merely existence of climate change.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

precipitation; climatic indices; aridity

PL

opad atmosferyczny; wskaźniki klimatyczne; jałowość

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 67, no. 1
• Strony: 167--176
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 36 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Telesca Luciano

• CNR, Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale, Tito, PZ, Italy

autor

Shaban Amin

• CNRS‑L, National Council for Scientific Research, Beirut, Lebanon

autor

Awad Mohamad

• CNRS‑L, National Council for Scientific Research, Beirut, Lebanon

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).