An analysis of precipitation climatology in Jordan |
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Authors: | Q Tarawneh M Kad?o?lu |
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Institution: | (1) Meteorological Service of Jordan, Jordan, JO;(2) Department of Meteorology, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, TR |
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Abstract: | Summary ?One of the most important features in analysing the climatology of any region is to study the precipitation and its periodicity
of different harmonics in order to study the behavior of the observed data. In this study the amplitude of frequencies, phase
angle and basic statistical parameters are calculated in order to depict spatial characteristics of precipitation over Jordan.
Precipitation records of 17 stations were chosen according to climatic regions of Jordan. The first and second harmonic analyses
explain more than 90% of the precipitation variation in Jordan effectively. The amplitudes of the first and second harmonic
were calculated in order to describe the climatic regions in the country. The maximum amplitudes were found in the northern
mountainous region. The phase angle representing the time of maximum rainfall is also used in the form of a contour chart.
It is found that Jordan has its main rainfall season in winter with maximum around January. The coefficient of variation shows
the high variability of rainfall of the country.
Received February 4, 2002; revised August 1, 2002; accepted August 6, 2002 |
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