Climate Change Indicators In Alsheikh-Badr Basin (Syria)
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2018-63
Abstract
The trends and variability of climate change were studied through analyzing the trend of change in the annual temperature and rainfall averages during the period (1960 – 2016) in Al-Sheikh Badr Region by using Normal Distribution and De-Martonne index. The results showed a (-189 mm) linear decrease in the general trend of the rainfall, associated with a (+0.9o C) increase in the general trend of the temperature between 1960 and 2016. Also, Normal distribution showed that the probability of extreme temperatures events higher than 17.5oC increased from 3.3% during the period 1960-1990 to 24.8% during the period 1991-2016. While the probability of an extreme annual rainfall (more than 1800 mm) decreases from 5.3% to 4.7%, nevertheless, the probability of rainfall events less than 800mm where increased. Furthermore, there is a significant trend of drought in the studied area, where the De-Martonne index reaches (-10.75) through the period (1960-2016).
About the Authors
Safwan A. Mohammed
University of Debrecen
Hungary
Hungary
Institution of Land Utilization, Technology and Regional Planning, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management.
Debrecen.
Riad Qara Fallah
Tishreen University
Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic
Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
Lattakia.
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