Evaluation of Extreme Dry and Wet Conditions Using Climate and Hydrological Indices in the Upper Part of the Gallikos River Basin †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Regional Setting
2.2. Data Collection and Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
CCISC | Climate Change Impacts Study Committee |
HNMS | Hellenic National Meteorological Service |
SPI | Standarized Precipitation Index |
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Mean Annual | |
---|---|
Precipitation (mm) | |
grid1409 | 603.90 |
grid1410 | 600.82 |
grid1328 | 609.44 |
grid 1329 | 608.2 |
grid1247 | 614.06 |
grid1248 | 618.08 |
grid1249 | 620.38 |
Re-analysis data | 610.7 |
Kilkis | 429.55 |
Ano Theodoraki | 442.91 |
Melanthio | 592.37 |
Metaxochori | 516.24 |
Raw data | 495.26 |
Temperature (°C) | |
grid1409 | 13.65 |
grid1410 | 13.79 |
grid1328 | 13.37 |
grid 1329 | 13.48 |
grid1247 | 12.98 |
grid1248 | 13.05 |
grid1249 | 13.11 |
Re-analysis data | 13.35 |
Ano Theodoraki | 13.37 |
Melanthio | 13.00 |
Metaxochori | 14.97 |
Raw data | 13.78 |
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Mattas, C.; Αnagnostopoulou, C.; Venetsanou, P.; Bilas, G.; Lazoglou, G. Evaluation of Extreme Dry and Wet Conditions Using Climate and Hydrological Indices in the Upper Part of the Gallikos River Basin. Proceedings 2019, 7, 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-3-05823
Mattas C, Αnagnostopoulou C, Venetsanou P, Bilas G, Lazoglou G. Evaluation of Extreme Dry and Wet Conditions Using Climate and Hydrological Indices in the Upper Part of the Gallikos River Basin. Proceedings. 2019; 7(1):3. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-3-05823
Chicago/Turabian StyleMattas, Christos, Christina Αnagnostopoulou, Panagiota Venetsanou, Georgios Bilas, and Georgia Lazoglou. 2019. "Evaluation of Extreme Dry and Wet Conditions Using Climate and Hydrological Indices in the Upper Part of the Gallikos River Basin" Proceedings 7, no. 1: 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-3-05823