Climatic influences on rainfall and runoff variability in the southeast region of the Murray‐Darling Basin
Abstract The aim of this study is to establish a relationship between 11 correlated climatic indices and rainfall and runoff in the Murray‐Darling Basin (MDB). The climatic indices are functions of sea surface temperature (SST) and sea level pressure (SLP) differentials. There are six Pacific Ocean...
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crwiley:10.1002/joc.3422 2024-06-23T07:56:56+00:00 Climatic influences on rainfall and runoff variability in the southeast region of the Murray‐Darling Basin Kamruzzaman, M. Beecham, S. Metcalfe, A. V. 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.3422 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjoc.3422 https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/joc.3422 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor International Journal of Climatology volume 33, issue 2, page 291-311 ISSN 0899-8418 1097-0088 journal-article 2012 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3422 2024-06-06T04:24:13Z Abstract The aim of this study is to establish a relationship between 11 correlated climatic indices and rainfall and runoff in the Murray‐Darling Basin (MDB). The climatic indices are functions of sea surface temperature (SST) and sea level pressure (SLP) differentials. There are six Pacific Ocean indices, three Atlantic Ocean indices, one Indian Ocean index and one from the Southern Ocean. Trends in the climatic indices are investigated by fitting seasonal trend models using generalized least squares. Relationships between the indices are described by correlation analysis and factor analysis. Correlation analysis of the pre‐whitened series is first presented and this is used to guide the choice of climatic indices for the regression models. Regression analyses are then used to investigate the effects of climatic indices on rainfall and runoff at the monthly level during the period 1957–2009. This is undertaken using data from three stations in the southeast region of the MDB, namely Tooma River Basin, Jingellic Catchment and Ovens Catchment. Regression models are fitted using all or a sub‐set of the climatic indices and their interactions, and these are compared with regression models based on estimates of latent factors and their interactions. Typical R 2 values of 20% were obtained. The Akaike Information Criterion indicated that statistically significant improvement could be obtained from a benchmark model using seasonality, trends and the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). However, the gain in information is generally modest. This conclusion is specific to the southeast region of the MDB, but the methods used are generally applicable. Copyright © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean Wiley Online Library Indian Pacific Soi ENVELOPE(30.704,30.704,66.481,66.481) Southern Ocean International Journal of Climatology 33 2 291 311 |
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Abstract The aim of this study is to establish a relationship between 11 correlated climatic indices and rainfall and runoff in the Murray‐Darling Basin (MDB). The climatic indices are functions of sea surface temperature (SST) and sea level pressure (SLP) differentials. There are six Pacific Ocean indices, three Atlantic Ocean indices, one Indian Ocean index and one from the Southern Ocean. Trends in the climatic indices are investigated by fitting seasonal trend models using generalized least squares. Relationships between the indices are described by correlation analysis and factor analysis. Correlation analysis of the pre‐whitened series is first presented and this is used to guide the choice of climatic indices for the regression models. Regression analyses are then used to investigate the effects of climatic indices on rainfall and runoff at the monthly level during the period 1957–2009. This is undertaken using data from three stations in the southeast region of the MDB, namely Tooma River Basin, Jingellic Catchment and Ovens Catchment. Regression models are fitted using all or a sub‐set of the climatic indices and their interactions, and these are compared with regression models based on estimates of latent factors and their interactions. Typical R 2 values of 20% were obtained. The Akaike Information Criterion indicated that statistically significant improvement could be obtained from a benchmark model using seasonality, trends and the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). However, the gain in information is generally modest. This conclusion is specific to the southeast region of the MDB, but the methods used are generally applicable. Copyright © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society |
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Climatic influences on rainfall and runoff variability in the southeast region of the Murray‐Darling Basin |
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Climatic influences on rainfall and runoff variability in the southeast region of the Murray‐Darling Basin |
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Climatic influences on rainfall and runoff variability in the southeast region of the Murray‐Darling Basin |
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