The present study aims to identify regions of extreme precipitation in mainland Portugal and to create a single index of extreme precipitation susceptibility (EPSI). For this purpose …
Instrumental meteorological measurements from periods prior to the start of national weather services are designated “early instrumental data.” They have played an important role in …
Recent and future changes in precipitation extremes over Portugal were studied. Trends in selected precipitation indices were calculated on a seasonal scale for the period of 1950 …
Extreme meteorological events have had devastating consequences all over the world throughout the ages. In this study, we look into the floods at the mouth of the Douro River …
The DISASTER database records 1969 unique hydro-geomorphologic cases (floods and landslides) that generated human damages in Portugal during a 150 year-period (1865 …
M Fragoso, MG Carraca… - International Journal of …, 2018 - academia.edu
Throughout history, mankind has been badly affected by extreme weather events. A considerable number of studies have dealt with the topic of rainfall variability, past droughts …
According to the DISASTER database the 20–28 December 1909 event was the hydro- geomorphologic event with the highest number of flood and landslide cases that occurred in …
Rogation ceremonies are religious requests to God. Pro-pluvia rogations were celebrated during dry conditions to ask God for rain. In this work, we have recovered 37 pro-pluvia …
FS Rodrigo - International Journal of Climatology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this work is to present new meteorological data from southern Spain corresponding to the period 1785–1830. Data sources are early newspapers and medical …