Assessment of spatial variability of precipitation in Krishna River Basin using a metric based on apportionment entropy.

Autor: Chetan Kumar, Salvadi, Syam N, Siva Sai, Rathinasamy, Maheswaran
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Zdroj: Hydrological Sciences Journal/Journal des Sciences Hydrologiques; Sep2024, Vol. 69 Issue 12, p1571-1585, 15p
Abstrakt: A new standardized metric, the standardized spatial variability index (SSVI), was developed using apportionment entropy. The proposed SSVI was used to study the spatial variability of precipitation extremes and volumes in the Krishna River basin (KRB), India, using gridded data from 1901 to 2020. The analysis was performed at three spatial and two temporal scales. Results show that the proposed SSVI can better capture spatial variability than traditional methods. KRB experienced a significant spatial variability in precipitation volume and extremes. More importantly, there is a concentration of extreme precipitation events in the western part compared to the eastern part. The variability of extreme events showed a significant correlation with the mean elevation of the catchments. Trend analysis reveals significant increasing trends observed in SSVI of extreme precipitation events in the northwestern KRB over the study period, indicating that extreme precipitation events have been evenly spread across the catchment in recent decades. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index