Publication detail

Precipitation Trends over Slovakia in the Period 1981-2013

ZELEŇÁKOVÁ, M. VIDO, J. PORTELA, M. PURCZ, P. BLIŠTÁN, P. HLAVATÁ, H. HLUŠTÍK, P.

Original Title

Precipitation Trends over Slovakia in the Period 1981-2013

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The objective of this paper was to analyze the temporal and spatial trends in annual and seasonal precipitation in Slovakia utilizing 487 gauging station data collected statewide in the period from 1981 to 2013. The nonparametric Mann–Kendall (MK) statistical test, which has been widely used to assess the significance of trends in hydrological time series, was applied to detect the significant trends. The Theil–Sen (TS) approach was applied to quantify the trend magnitude, and the Sequential Mann–Kendall (SQMK) test was used to detect abrupt temporal trend shifts. In general, precipitation data in the study area have not changed during the last 33 years, and there are no big gaps. However, predominantly increasing trends in precipitation time series were found at most of the gauging stations in Slovakia. The results corroborate previous climatic studies in the area of central Europe.

Keywords

precipitation, Mann-Kendall statistical test, trend analysis, Slovakia

Authors

ZELEŇÁKOVÁ, M.; VIDO, J.; PORTELA, M.; PURCZ, P.; BLIŠTÁN, P.; HLAVATÁ, H.; HLUŠTÍK, P.

Released

27. 11. 2017

Publisher

MDPI AG

Location

Basel, Switzerland

ISBN

2073-4441

Periodical

Water

Year of study

9

Number

12

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

922

Pages to

941

Pages count

20

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/12/922

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/137237

BibTex

@article{BUT142146,
  author="Martina {Zeleňáková} and Jaroslav {Vido} and Maria Manuela {Portela} and Pavol {Purcz} and Peter {Blištán} and Helena {Hlavatá} and Petr {Hluštík}",
  title="Precipitation Trends over Slovakia in the Period 1981-2013",
  journal="Water",
  year="2017",
  volume="9",
  number="12",
  pages="922--941",
  doi="10.3390/w9120922",
  issn="2073-4441",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/12/922"
}