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The response of piezometric levels in Portugal to NAO, EA, and SCAND climate patterns

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dc.contributor.authorNeves, Maria C.
dc.contributor.authorJerez, Sonia
dc.contributor.authorTrigo, Ricardo M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T10:53:28Z
dc.date.available2020-07-24T10:53:28Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractUnder the increasing risk of water scarcity, aquifer management strategies can take advantage of a deeper knowledge about the natural long-term fluctuations driven by climate patterns. This study examines the links between major large-scale atmospheric circulation modes and inter-annual to decadal oscillations in groundwater levels in Portugal. Precipitation and piezometric records (1987-2016) from two aquifer systems, Leirosa-Monte Real in the north and Querenca-Silves in the south, are analyzed using wavelet transform methods and singular spectral analysis. Wavelet coherences computed between hydrologic time series and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), East Atlantic (EA) and Scandinavia (SCAND) climate patterns show non-stationary relationships that are nonetheless consistent in distinct period bands. The strongest covariability occurs in the 6-10 years band for NAO, in the 2-4 years band for EA (especially after 1999) and in the 4-6 years band for SCAND (mainly after 2005). NAO is the mode playing the most relevant role with a stronger influence in the south (60% on average) than in the north (40% on average). The relatively higher frequency ( < 5 year period) contributions of EA and SCAND are difficult to set apart but their joint impact accounts for approximately 20% and 40% of the total variance of groundwater levels in the south and north of the country, respectively. Wavelet coherence patterns also expose transitive couplings between NAO, EA and SCAND. Often, coupled phases between climate modes mark abrupt transitions in synchronization patterns and shifts in the time-frequency domain. Extremes in groundwater storage coincide with anti-phase NAO and EA combinations: maximum piezometric levels occur during NAO-EA + (coincidentally also SCAND + ) phases while minimum levels occur during NAO + EA - phases.
dc.description.sponsorshipFCT-projectPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [UID/GEO/50019/2013 - IDL]
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.11.054
dc.identifier.issn0022-1694
dc.identifier.issn1879-2707
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14496
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectNorth-Atlantic oscillation
dc.subjectScale circulation patterns
dc.subjectWavelet transform
dc.subjectIberian Peninsula
dc.subjectTime-Series
dc.subjectPrecipitation
dc.subjectVariability
dc.subjectPredictability
dc.subjectResources
dc.subjectPersistence
dc.titleThe response of piezometric levels in Portugal to NAO, EA, and SCAND climate patterns
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/UID%2FGEO%2F50019%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.endPage1117
oaire.citation.startPage1105
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Hydrology
oaire.citation.volume568
oaire.fundingStream5876
person.familyNameNeves
person.givenNameMaria C.
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person.identifier.ridA-7703-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7103415176
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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