The Most Expected Rainfall Regime – MERR in a certain region is composed of various parameters regarding the
annual rainfall regime in that region. The present study examines several
parameters of the MERR, such as: the rainfall TOTAL, the
Date of Accumulated Percentage-DAP, the Rainy Season Length-RSL, the Number of
Rain-Spells-NRS, the Rain-Spell Yield-RSY, the ratio between Average and
Median rainfall-AMED, the relationship between accumulated
precipitation and the number of rain-spells and the Dry-Spell Distribution-DSD.
Two stations at the two sides of the Mediterranean basin, Valencia and
Larnaca, have been used to illustrate the distribution of the above
parameters across the Mediterranean.
The main conclusion of the study is that the rainfall regime at Larnaca is
less uncertain as compared with the regime in Valencia. This is probably due
to the fact that rainfalls are completely absent during the summer in
Larnaca, which better suits the definition of a Mediterranean climate than
that of Valencia. |