DROUGHT IDENTIFICATION - SITE ANALYSIS (TROUGH REDIM)

Rio Santa Station

160
140

Streamflow (mm)

120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1956

1959

1962

1965

1968

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

1998

2001

Years

Station name: Rio Santa

Initial month: January

Hydrological variable: Streamflow

From year: 1954 To: 2003

Aggregation time scale: year

Threshold (Quantile 25%):113.2 mm

DROUGHT CHARACTERISTICS

Number of drought events: 10

Begin.

End

Durat.

Cum.
Def.

Drought
Int.

Tr(L=l)

Tr(L=>l)

Tr(D>d)

Tr(L=l,D>d) Tr(L=>l,D>d)

[years]

[mm]

[mm/year
]

[years]

[years]

[years]

[years]

[years]

1968

1968

14.40

14.40

7.21

22.84

11.62

23.33

12.12

1976

1976

12.10

12.10

7.21

22.84

9.66

16.58

9.80

1978

1978

21.40

21.40

7.21

22.84

21.82

80.15

23.86

1980

1980

12.40

12.40

7.21

22.84

9.89

17.29

10.07

1985

1985

8.50

8.50

7.21

22.84

7.49

10.65

7.28

1990

1990

16.00

16.00

7.21

22.84

13.30

30.24

14.12

1992

1992

6.10

6.10

7.21

22.84

6.52

8.61

6.25

1995

1995

1.80

1.80

7.21

22.84

5.57

7.25

5.50

1997

1997

12.10

12.10

7.21

22.84

9.66

16.58

9.80

10

2001

2003

41.50

13.83

125.24

396.59

183.34

416.66

232.66

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DROUGHT EVENTS

Mean

Max

Begin.(Max)

End(Max)

Min

Duration [years]:

1.20

3.00

2001

2003

1.00

Cum. Def [mm]:

14.63

41.50

2001

2003

1.80

Drought Int. [mm/year]:

11.86

21.40

1978

1978

1.80