January 2011
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Gallego et al. (2011) Trends in frequency indices of daily precipitation over the Iberian Peninsula during the last century
This study provides the first long-term assessment of changes in precipitation associated with different rainfall categories over the Iberian Peninsula (IP) from 1903–2003, revealing contrasting trends in the number of rainy days and dry spells between the first and second halves of the 20th century.
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Queguiner et al. (2011) Impact of the use of a CO<sub>2</sub> responsive land surface model in simulating the effect of climate change on the hydrology of French Mediterranean basins
This study compares a standard Land Surface Model (LSM) with a CO$_{2}$-responsive version (ISBA-A-gs) to evaluate the uncertainty introduced by the impact model choice on projected climate change effects on hydrology in French Mediterranean basins. The CO$_{2}$-responsive model showed significantly different seasonal hydrological responses, projecting increased springtime evapotranspiration and more significant regional discharge changes compared to the standard model.
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Quintana‐Seguí et al. (2011) Comparison of past and future Mediterranean high and low extremes of precipitation and river flow projected using different statistical downscaling methods
This study compares three statistical downscaling methods (Anomaly, Quantile Mapping, Weather Typing) applied to a regional climate simulation to project changes in precipitation and river flow extremes across the Mediterranean basins of France, finding that the hydrological model amplifies differences between downscaling inputs and projecting severe increases in flood risk in the Cévennes region by 2064.