Abstract: The occurrence of rainfalls of high magnitude constitutes a primary natural hazard in many parts of the world, and the elaboration of maps showing the hazard of extreme rainfalls has great theoretical and practical interest. ...

Abstract: In this study, droughts are analyzed using the standardized precipitation index (SPI) at different time scales for all of Europe over the period 1901?2000. The SPI is calculated at different time scales (1?12 months), as ...

Abstract: The authors propose a new climatic drought index: the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI). The SPEI is based on precipitation and temperature data, and it has the advantage of combining multiscalar ...

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Abstract: This study investigated the main sources of moisture in the atmosphere over the Iberian Peninsula (IP) at annual and seasonal scales using FLEXPART, a powerful new 3D Lagrangian diagnosis method that identifies the humidity ...

Abstract: n this study, the authors provide a global assessment of the performance of different drought indices for monitoring drought impacts on several hydrological, agricultural, and ecological response variables. For this purpose, ...

Abstract: AbstractWe have analyzed the record-breaking drought that affected western and central Europe from July 2016 to June 2017. It caused widespread impacts on water supplies, agriculture, and hydroelectric power production, ...

Abstract: ear-surface wind speed trends recorded at 67 land-based stations across Spain and Portugal for 1961?2011, also focusing on the 1979?2008 subperiod, were analyzed. Wind speed series were subjected to quality control, ...