Threshold level approach for streamflow drought analysis in the Central Andes of Argentina: a climatological assessment

A streamflow drought climatology was developed over the Central Andes of Argentina, a semi-arid region highly vulnerable to climatic variations, based on the analysis of daily historical streamflow records. A threshold level approach was applied on a daily basis for three different severity levels i...

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spelling paper:paper_02626667_v62_n12_p1949_Rivera2025-07-30T18:01:10Z Threshold level approach for streamflow drought analysis in the Central Andes of Argentina: a climatological assessment Argentina Central Andes climatology streamflow drought temporal variability water resources Climatology Stream flow Water resources Argentina Central Andes Decadal variations Drought conditions Pacific decadal oscillation Streamflow records Temporal variability Tropical Pacific ocean Drought climate change climatology drought La Nina Pacific Decadal Oscillation streamflow temporal variation threshold water level Andes Argentina Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean (Tropical) A streamflow drought climatology was developed over the Central Andes of Argentina, a semi-arid region highly vulnerable to climatic variations, based on the analysis of daily historical streamflow records. A threshold level approach was applied on a daily basis for three different severity levels in order to depict the main characteristics of droughts–number of drought events, mean duration and mean severity–over the period 1957–2014. Based on three annual indices that summarize the frequency of drought events, their duration and severity, we identified the main regional dry periods and the main modes of variability through an empirical decomposition. These modes are linked to La Niña conditions on inter-annual time scales and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation for the decadal variations, showing the influence of the tropical Pacific Ocean in the development of streamflow drought conditions and its relevance for potential predictability of hydroclimatic variations over the region. © 2017 IAHS. 2017 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_02626667_v62_n12_p1949_Rivera http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_02626667_v62_n12_p1949_Rivera
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topic Argentina
Central Andes
climatology
streamflow drought
temporal variability
water resources
Climatology
Stream flow
Water resources
Argentina
Central Andes
Decadal variations
Drought conditions
Pacific decadal oscillation
Streamflow records
Temporal variability
Tropical Pacific ocean
Drought
climate change
climatology
drought
La Nina
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
streamflow
temporal variation
threshold
water level
Andes
Argentina
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean (Tropical)
spellingShingle Argentina
Central Andes
climatology
streamflow drought
temporal variability
water resources
Climatology
Stream flow
Water resources
Argentina
Central Andes
Decadal variations
Drought conditions
Pacific decadal oscillation
Streamflow records
Temporal variability
Tropical Pacific ocean
Drought
climate change
climatology
drought
La Nina
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
streamflow
temporal variation
threshold
water level
Andes
Argentina
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean (Tropical)
Threshold level approach for streamflow drought analysis in the Central Andes of Argentina: a climatological assessment
topic_facet Argentina
Central Andes
climatology
streamflow drought
temporal variability
water resources
Climatology
Stream flow
Water resources
Argentina
Central Andes
Decadal variations
Drought conditions
Pacific decadal oscillation
Streamflow records
Temporal variability
Tropical Pacific ocean
Drought
climate change
climatology
drought
La Nina
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
streamflow
temporal variation
threshold
water level
Andes
Argentina
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean (Tropical)
description A streamflow drought climatology was developed over the Central Andes of Argentina, a semi-arid region highly vulnerable to climatic variations, based on the analysis of daily historical streamflow records. A threshold level approach was applied on a daily basis for three different severity levels in order to depict the main characteristics of droughts–number of drought events, mean duration and mean severity–over the period 1957–2014. Based on three annual indices that summarize the frequency of drought events, their duration and severity, we identified the main regional dry periods and the main modes of variability through an empirical decomposition. These modes are linked to La Niña conditions on inter-annual time scales and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation for the decadal variations, showing the influence of the tropical Pacific Ocean in the development of streamflow drought conditions and its relevance for potential predictability of hydroclimatic variations over the region. © 2017 IAHS.
title Threshold level approach for streamflow drought analysis in the Central Andes of Argentina: a climatological assessment
title_short Threshold level approach for streamflow drought analysis in the Central Andes of Argentina: a climatological assessment
title_full Threshold level approach for streamflow drought analysis in the Central Andes of Argentina: a climatological assessment
title_fullStr Threshold level approach for streamflow drought analysis in the Central Andes of Argentina: a climatological assessment
title_full_unstemmed Threshold level approach for streamflow drought analysis in the Central Andes of Argentina: a climatological assessment
title_sort threshold level approach for streamflow drought analysis in the central andes of argentina: a climatological assessment
publishDate 2017
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_02626667_v62_n12_p1949_Rivera
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