An Investigation of the Changes in the Iran Precipitation Extreme Indices in Two Normal Climate Periods, 1981-2010 and 2020-1991

Precipitation fluctuation is a critical factor in understanding climate, as it has far-reaching impacts on the environment, economy, and society. Excessive or insufficient precipitation can result in severe floods and droughts, causing significant consequences for both nature and humanity. For this...

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Main Authors: Zohreh Javanshiri, Ebrahim Asadi Oskouei, Fatemeh Abbasi
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Published: I.R. of Iran Meteorological Organization 2024-03-01
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description Precipitation fluctuation is a critical factor in understanding climate, as it has far-reaching impacts on the environment, economy, and society. Excessive or insufficient precipitation can result in severe floods and droughts, causing significant consequences for both nature and humanity. For this reason, it is vital to understand the variability, behavioral changes, and extreme precipitation levels to successfully manage industries like agriculture, water resources, urban planning, and transportation. In this study, to investigate the extreme values of precipitation, the trends of four precipitation indices of 44 synoptic stations in Iran were calculated and compared for two recent climate normal periods of 1981-2010 and 1991-2020. Four precipitation indices, specifically PRCPTOT95, PRCPTOT99, R10MM, and R20MM, were investigated after undergoing quality control and data homogenization. An evaluation of the trend of heavy precipitation in two periods demonstrated a decrease in the eastern and northwestern parts of the country, while an increase was observed in the Zagros and northern regions. The increasing trend in the second period has become more significant in the northern part of the country, while the decreasing trend in the western part has decreased in the second period. The analysis of mean precipitation indices in two periods showed that heavy precipitation had increased in the second period on the coasts of the Caspian Sea, Zagros Mountains, and southern parts and decreased in the east of Iran.
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spelling doaj-art-018d657da89143fc96d1c053f6a388ff2025-01-05T10:55:06ZfasI.R. of Iran Meteorological OrganizationNīvār1735-05652645-33472024-03-0148124-125668310.30467/nivar.2024.428907.1275194174An Investigation of the Changes in the Iran Precipitation Extreme Indices in Two Normal Climate Periods, 1981-2010 and 2020-1991Zohreh Javanshiri0Ebrahim Asadi Oskouei1Fatemeh Abbasi2Associated professor, Climate Research Center (CRC), Research Institute of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (RIMAS)Faculty member of Research Institute of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (RIMAS) IranClimate Research Center (CRC), Research Institute of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (RIMAS)Precipitation fluctuation is a critical factor in understanding climate, as it has far-reaching impacts on the environment, economy, and society. Excessive or insufficient precipitation can result in severe floods and droughts, causing significant consequences for both nature and humanity. For this reason, it is vital to understand the variability, behavioral changes, and extreme precipitation levels to successfully manage industries like agriculture, water resources, urban planning, and transportation. In this study, to investigate the extreme values of precipitation, the trends of four precipitation indices of 44 synoptic stations in Iran were calculated and compared for two recent climate normal periods of 1981-2010 and 1991-2020. Four precipitation indices, specifically PRCPTOT95, PRCPTOT99, R10MM, and R20MM, were investigated after undergoing quality control and data homogenization. An evaluation of the trend of heavy precipitation in two periods demonstrated a decrease in the eastern and northwestern parts of the country, while an increase was observed in the Zagros and northern regions. The increasing trend in the second period has become more significant in the northern part of the country, while the decreasing trend in the western part has decreased in the second period. The analysis of mean precipitation indices in two periods showed that heavy precipitation had increased in the second period on the coasts of the Caspian Sea, Zagros Mountains, and southern parts and decreased in the east of Iran.https://nivar.irimo.ir/article_194174_f5ed8fbc863f5ca2d4d2b92a7466cdec.pdfextreme indicesprecipitationtrend analysisclimate norml periodiran
spellingShingle Zohreh Javanshiri
Ebrahim Asadi Oskouei
Fatemeh Abbasi
An Investigation of the Changes in the Iran Precipitation Extreme Indices in Two Normal Climate Periods, 1981-2010 and 2020-1991
Nīvār
extreme indices
precipitation
trend analysis
climate norml period
iran
title An Investigation of the Changes in the Iran Precipitation Extreme Indices in Two Normal Climate Periods, 1981-2010 and 2020-1991
title_full An Investigation of the Changes in the Iran Precipitation Extreme Indices in Two Normal Climate Periods, 1981-2010 and 2020-1991
title_fullStr An Investigation of the Changes in the Iran Precipitation Extreme Indices in Two Normal Climate Periods, 1981-2010 and 2020-1991
title_full_unstemmed An Investigation of the Changes in the Iran Precipitation Extreme Indices in Two Normal Climate Periods, 1981-2010 and 2020-1991
title_short An Investigation of the Changes in the Iran Precipitation Extreme Indices in Two Normal Climate Periods, 1981-2010 and 2020-1991
title_sort investigation of the changes in the iran precipitation extreme indices in two normal climate periods 1981 2010 and 2020 1991
topic extreme indices
precipitation
trend analysis
climate norml period
iran
url https://nivar.irimo.ir/article_194174_f5ed8fbc863f5ca2d4d2b92a7466cdec.pdf
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