Research Article

A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES

Volume: 25 Number: 1 April 30, 2020
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A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES

Abstract

Precipitation trends can be linked to large-scale climatic events or cyclic behaviors. However, exploring these patterns in short data records can be problematic. In this study, the monthly precipitation time series recorded across the Bursa district in Turkey were addressed between January 2005 to October 2018. Stations with the minimum data loss and the longest time records in the region were selected for the analysis. Therefore, Osmangazi, Keles, Uludag, Gemlik, Iznik, Karacabey, and Mustafakemalpasa stations were selected. Linear trend (LT), moving average (MA), Mann-Kendall (MK), turn points (TP), Spearman rank-order correlation (SROC), innovative Şen (IS), innovative trend analysis (ITA), changes in distribution (CD), and standardized precipitation index (SPI) methods were used to detect short-term trends in the precipitation time series. Results indicated that the trends, reported by the previous studies could not be reproduced at a monthly scale when using LT, MK, SROC, IS, ITA, and MA. However, the trends observed by the SPI-48 were also tracked down using CD, and SPI methods. It is concluded that the detection of the short-term trends is problematic whilst the outliers deviate results of the analysis. Hence, a combination of CD, ITA, and IS methods is a key in evaluation of the short-term trends within a data run.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Civil Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2020

Submission Date

December 6, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 3, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 25 Number: 1

APA
Vaheddoost, B. (2020). A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, 25(1), 153-168. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.656175
AMA
1.Vaheddoost B. A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES. UUJFE. 2020;25(1):153-168. doi:10.17482/uumfd.656175
Chicago
Vaheddoost, Babak. 2020. “A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 25 (1): 153-68. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.656175.
EndNote
Vaheddoost B (April 1, 2020) A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 25 1 153–168.
IEEE
[1]B. Vaheddoost, “A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES”, UUJFE, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 153–168, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.17482/uumfd.656175.
ISNAD
Vaheddoost, Babak. “A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 25/1 (April 1, 2020): 153-168. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.656175.
JAMA
1.Vaheddoost B. A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES. UUJFE. 2020;25:153–168.
MLA
Vaheddoost, Babak. “A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 153-68, doi:10.17482/uumfd.656175.
Vancouver
1.Babak Vaheddoost. A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL METHODS IN TRACKING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES. UUJFE. 2020 Apr. 1;25(1):153-68. doi:10.17482/uumfd.656175

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