Statistical Analysis of Extreme Dry Events in the Tunisian Sub-Humid Region Based on Probability Laws

Dry event duration analysis from series of daily rainfall observations in a Ghézala Dam catchment in Northern Tunisia, where the average rainfall is about 600 mm, was executed. The dry events are a series of dry days framed by a rainfall event. Rainfall events are defined as an uninterrupted series...

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Main Authors: Majid Mathlouthi, Fethi Lebdi
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
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description Dry event duration analysis from series of daily rainfall observations in a Ghézala Dam catchment in Northern Tunisia, where the average rainfall is about 600 mm, was executed. The dry events are a series of dry days framed by a rainfall event. Rainfall events are defined as an uninterrupted series of rainfall days lasting at least a day having received a precipitation superior or equal to a threshold value of 4 mm d<sup>−1</sup>. The rainfall events are characterized by depth and duration. A correlation exists between these two parameters. Therefore, the rainfall depth per event is conditioned by the event duration. Respectively, the negative binomial and the geometric distribution best fits the dry event duration and the rainfall event duration. For the length of the climatical cycle, the incomplete gamma was found to be the appropriate distribution.
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spelling doaj-art-8a4a0d01592a40eba91cffd46bd1f3e02025-08-20T03:43:15ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912024-11-016816610.3390/engproc2024068066Statistical Analysis of Extreme Dry Events in the Tunisian Sub-Humid Region Based on Probability LawsMajid Mathlouthi0Fethi Lebdi1Research Laboratory in Sciences and Technology of Water, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT), University of Carthage, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Tunis 1082, TunisiaNational Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT), University of Carthage, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Tunis 1082, TunisiaDry event duration analysis from series of daily rainfall observations in a Ghézala Dam catchment in Northern Tunisia, where the average rainfall is about 600 mm, was executed. The dry events are a series of dry days framed by a rainfall event. Rainfall events are defined as an uninterrupted series of rainfall days lasting at least a day having received a precipitation superior or equal to a threshold value of 4 mm d<sup>−1</sup>. The rainfall events are characterized by depth and duration. A correlation exists between these two parameters. Therefore, the rainfall depth per event is conditioned by the event duration. Respectively, the negative binomial and the geometric distribution best fits the dry event duration and the rainfall event duration. For the length of the climatical cycle, the incomplete gamma was found to be the appropriate distribution.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/68/1/66dry eventrainfall eventprobability lawsstatistic
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title Statistical Analysis of Extreme Dry Events in the Tunisian Sub-Humid Region Based on Probability Laws
title_full Statistical Analysis of Extreme Dry Events in the Tunisian Sub-Humid Region Based on Probability Laws
title_fullStr Statistical Analysis of Extreme Dry Events in the Tunisian Sub-Humid Region Based on Probability Laws
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title_short Statistical Analysis of Extreme Dry Events in the Tunisian Sub-Humid Region Based on Probability Laws
title_sort statistical analysis of extreme dry events in the tunisian sub humid region based on probability laws
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