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Ronny Berndtsson

Professor, Dep Director, MECW Dep Scientific Coordinator

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Spatial and temporal characteristics of high-intensive rainfall in northern Tunisia

Author

  • Ronny Berndtsson
  • Janusz Niemczynowicz

Summary, in English

When dealing with urban design, it is essential to have knowledge of the magnitude of the spatial variability of short high-intensive rainstorms. Most of the studies of high-intensive rainfall, conducted during recent years, concern regions with a humid climate. Still, the largest temporal and spatial variations in rainfall are to be found in arid and semi-arid regions. This paper sums up findings regarding rainfall variability, observed in a small catchment in northern Tunisia during a period of 2 yr. Point and areal intensities are presented for the ten most high-intensive storms observed. Storm-centered areal reduction factors are calculated for different durations and areas.

Department/s

  • Division of Water Resources Engineering

Publishing year

1986-10-30

Language

English

Pages

285-298

Publication/Series

Journal of Hydrology

Volume

87

Issue

3-4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Climate Research

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0022-1694