Discharge variability in Romania using Palmer indices and a simple atmospheric index of large-scale circulation

The aim of this study is to analyse the seasonal characteristics of four Palmer indices calculated on the basis of data from 27 meteorological stations in Romania, and the impact of these indices on river discharges in the period 1931-1998. Our research also tests the influence of large-scale atmosp...

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Published in:Hydrological sciences journal 2016-04, Vol.61 (6), p.1010-1025
Main Authors: Mares, Constantin, Adler, Mary-Jeanne, Mares, Ileana, Chelcea, Silvia, Branescu, Emilia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric circulation
droughts
extreme events
Freshwater
Greenland-Balkan Oscillation Index
Marine
multivariate EOFs
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Summary:The aim of this study is to analyse the seasonal characteristics of four Palmer indices calculated on the basis of data from 27 meteorological stations in Romania, and the impact of these indices on river discharges in the period 1931-1998. Our research also tests the influence of large-scale atmospheric circulation on these indices and on discharge. For each season, developments in the empirical orthogonal functions (EOF) and multivariate EOF (MEOF) are achieved. The MEOF representation highlights the overall characteristics of the four Palmer indices. It maximizes specific information for each season compared with individual information of each Palmer index. We then identify geographical areas with homogeneous distribution, taking into account both the discharge distribution and the rotated EOF components of each Palmer index. Finally, we analysed the impact of large-scale atmospheric circulation on hydro-climatic events in Romania by means of the Greenland-Balkan Oscillation Index (GBOI), which is shown to have a greater influence on southeastern Europe than the North Atlantic Oscillation Index (NAOI).
ISSN:0262-6667
2150-3435
DOI:10.1080/02626667.2015.1006233