Spatial pattern of North Atlantic Oscillation impact on rainfall in Serbia
This study examines the spatial pattern of relationships between annual, seasonal and monthly rainfall in Serbia, and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) for the period of 1961-2009. The first correlation analysis between rainfall and the NAO was performed using a Pearson product-moment test. Resul...
Published in: | Spatial Statistics |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford
2015
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Online Access: | https://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/699 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spasta.2015.04.007 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_699 |
Summary: | This study examines the spatial pattern of relationships between annual, seasonal and monthly rainfall in Serbia, and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) for the period of 1961-2009. The first correlation analysis between rainfall and the NAO was performed using a Pearson product-moment test. Results suggested negative, mainly statistically significant correlations at annual and winter scales as was expected. However, the highest percentage of stations showed significant result in October suggesting a strong impact of a large scale atmospheric mode throughout a wet season in Serbia. Further spatial analysis that incorporated a spatial autocorrelation statistic of correlation coefficients showed significant clustering at all temporal scales. |
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