In order to investigate the behaviour of climatic and hydrological variables, several statistical
and stochastic techniques are currently applied to time series. In the present study a …

High percentages of the yearly total precipitation concentration in a few very rainy days can
increase the risks of floods and soil instability. In this paper, an investigation of the spatial …

According to the fifth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an increase
in the frequency and the intensity of extreme rainfall is expected in the Mediterranean area …

Land use and land cover (LULC), as well as their geographical and temporal variations,
affect landslide occurrence and the related risk, in ways that are difficult to determine. Here …

This study investigates precipitation variability in five regions of Southern Italy (Campania,
Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily) using a homogeneous database of about 70 rain …

Seasonal rainfall amounts, directly responsible for availability of water resources on a
specified area, are strongly dependent on the climate system. In order to highlight some …

Coastal areas worldwide are the result of a weak balance between man and the natural
environment. They are exposed to strong anthropogenic pressure and natural hazard events …

Mean annual precipitation variability at decadal time scale over a southern Italy area
(Calabria) was investigated to quantify the spatial and temporal patterns. A multivariate …

Over the last 10 years a number of studies of climate have shown that a number of variables,
eg the air temperature, the chemical composition of the atmosphere, the rainfall and the …

Only a few studies have investigated the geographical and temporal variations in the
frequency and distribution of rainfall-induced landslides, and the consequences of the …