Application of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in Greece
Abstract
:1. Drought and Indicators
2. Drought and SPI application
3. Applied Methodology
3.1. Case Study Area and Data Processing
Station | Altitude (m) | Time Series | X | Y |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandroupolis | 3 | 1947–2004 | 662,821.24 | 4,523,618.93 |
Herakleion | 39 | 1947–2004 | 607,395.45 | 3,910,363.07 |
Pyrgos | 12 | 1948–2004 | 273,464.99 | 4,171,636.48 |
Hellenicon | 15 | 1948–2004 | 476,989.70 | 4,193,354.66 |
Araxos | 12 | 1949–2004 | 279,911.59 | 4,225,147.38 |
Kerkyra | 4 | 1949–2004 | 147,783.91 | 4,391,112.67 |
Larissa | 74 | 1949–2004 | 366,008.76 | 4,389,788.05 |
Ioannina | 484 | 1950–2004 | 227,392.02 | 4,398,141.29 |
Melos | 165 | 1950–2004 | 538,541.95 | 4,065,090.13 |
Trikala | 110 | 1952–2004 | 308,723.25 | 4,380,419.84 |
Kozane | 626 | 1955–2004 | 311,408.64 | 4,461,260.03 |
Lesvos | 5 | 1955–2004 | 725,179.25 | 4,325,645.06 |
Naxos | 10 | 1955–2004 | 622879.70 | 4,106,184.40 |
Rodos | 12 | 1955–2004 | 866,517.69 | 4,035,914.60 |
Agchialos | 15 | 1956–2004 | 396,082.70 | 4,342,228.76 |
Lamia | 17 | 1956–2004 | 360,383.21 | 4,300,968.99 |
Serres | 34.5 | 1957–2004 | 463,452.85 | 4,547,812.89 |
Tympaki | 7 | 1959–2004 | 570,227.09 | 3,880,381.63 |
Chania | 152 | 1959–2004 | 512,901.68 | 3,932,269.85 |
Monastirakion | 390.2 | 1960–2004 | 327,850.86 | 4,328,853.22 |
Tanagra | 140 | 1960–2004 | 461,951.48 | 4,243,016.32 |
A.Fragista | 725.3 | 1960–2004 | 292,569.43 | 4,314,776.76 |
Ardanovo | 357 | 1960–2004 | 278,052.56 | 4,336,273.11 |
Thessalonike | 5 | 1960–2004 | 412,412.02 | 4,485,367.97 |
Plastera | 801.2 | 1961–2004 | 307,017.61 | 4,353,851.56 |
Thera | 34 | 1961–2004 | 632,478.91 | 4,029,392.55 |
Tauropos | 793.8 | 1963–2004 | 335,686.29 | 4,356,201.41 |
Kastrakion | 74.8 | 1964–2004 | 273,283.51 | 4,293,922.69 |
Kremasta | 801.2 | 1964–2004 | 289,229.69 | 4,304,259.11 |
Pertouli | 801.8 | 1964–2004 | 286,307.18 | 4,376,127.18 |
Ierapetra | 10 | 1964–2004 | 658,162.62 | 3,875,193.64 |
Kythira | 321 | 1964–2004 | 411,309.62 | 4,014,666.13 |
Andravida | 10 | 1967–2004 | 261,465.38 | 4,199,167.76 |
Methone | 34 | 1967–2004 | 295,151.20 | 4,077,583.50 |
Tripolis | 652 | 1967–2004 | 358,423.25 | 4,154,541.74 |
Lymnos | 5 | 1968–2004 | 605,166.73 | 4,419,248.05 |
Skyros | 28 | 1970–2004 | 541,787.38 | 4,312,174.03 |
kalamata | 11 | 1971–2004 | 324,360.97 | 4,102,811.24 |
Aktion | 4 | 1973–2004 | 219,283.86 | 4,312,709.01 |
Chios | 4 | 1974–2004 | 687,028.85 | 4,245,693.86 |
Arta | 10.5 | 1976–2004 | 240,224.50 | 4,338,878.73 |
Samos | 7 | 1978–2004 | 756,986.43 | 4,175,249.62 |
Argos | 11 | 1981–2004 | 388,373.27 | 4,164,292.45 |
Kastoria | 604 | 1981–2004 | 269,220.67 | 4,480,918.49 |
Kos | 129 | 1982–2004 | 775,821.87 | 4,076,770.28 |
Chrysoupolis | 5 | 1985–2004 | 552,539.07 | 4,530,084.08 |
3.2. SPI Algorithm Application
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
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Karavitis, C.A.; Alexandris, S.; Tsesmelis, D.E.; Athanasopoulos, G. Application of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in Greece. Water 2011, 3, 787-805. https://doi.org/10.3390/w3030787
Karavitis CA, Alexandris S, Tsesmelis DE, Athanasopoulos G. Application of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in Greece. Water. 2011; 3(3):787-805. https://doi.org/10.3390/w3030787
Chicago/Turabian StyleKaravitis, Christos A., Stavros Alexandris, Demetrios E. Tsesmelis, and George Athanasopoulos. 2011. "Application of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in Greece" Water 3, no. 3: 787-805. https://doi.org/10.3390/w3030787
APA StyleKaravitis, C. A., Alexandris, S., Tsesmelis, D. E., & Athanasopoulos, G. (2011). Application of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in Greece. Water, 3(3), 787-805. https://doi.org/10.3390/w3030787