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<journal-id>0187-6236</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Atmósfera]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Atmósfera]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0187-6236</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0187-62362022000400737</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20937/atm.53024</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Regional extreme rainfall estimation in the Middle Black Sea Region, Turkey]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Enginsu]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Erdogan]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,University of Gaziosmanpasa Agriculture Faculty Department of Biosystem Engineering]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tokat ]]></addr-line>
<country>Turkey</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Black Sea Agricultural Research Institute  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Samsun ]]></addr-line>
<country>Turkey</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>35</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>737</fpage>
<lpage>753</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0187-62362022000400737&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0187-62362022000400737&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0187-62362022000400737&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The occurrence probabilities of heavy rainfall that cause flood events have an essential role in designing water-related structures and water resource management. In many cases, data for analysis are either not available or are insufficient for reliable design of water-related structures. Regional frequency analysis is usually preferred to provide design information in sites with especially inadequate data available. Our study applied L-moment procedures to annual maximum rainfall series from 70 gauging stations in the Middle Black Sea Region (MBSR) of Turkey to estimate regional rainfall quantiles. The first attempt for regionalization aimed to evaluate the entire area as an homogeneous region. The sub-regions were initially defined with the ward&#8217;s clustering algorithm due to the presence of discordant sites under a presumption of a single homogeneous region. In compliance with the results of the discordancy and heterogeneity measures, the most promising classification was achieved with six clusters (sub-regions) that satisfied the homogeneity condition as &#8220;acceptably homogeneous&#8221;. It was decided that the GEV and GLO distributions in five sub-regions, the GNO distribution in four sub-regions, and the PE3 distribution in three sub-regions, were acceptable as regional frequency distributions. In comparison, GPA was not a candidate distribution in any of the six sub-regions.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Las probabilidades de ocurrencia de fuertes lluvias provocadas por inundaciones tienen un papel esencial en el diseño de estructuras relacionadas con el agua y la gestión de recursos hídricos. En muchos casos, los datos para el análisis no están disponibles o son insuficientes para un diseño confiable de dichas estructuras. Con frecuencia se prefiere el análisis de la frecuencia regional con el fin de obtener información para el diseño en sitios donde la disponibilidad de datos es particularmente inadecuada. El presente estudio implementó procedimientos de momentos L para series de precipitación anual máxima de 70 estaciones de medición en la región del Mar Negro medio (MBSR, por sus siglas en inglés), Turquía, para estimar los cuantiles regionales de precipitación. El primer intento de regionalización consistió en evaluar toda el área como una sola región homogénea. Las subregiones se definieron inicialmente con el algoritmo de agrupación en clústeres debido a la presencia de sitios discordantes desde la perspectiva de una región homogénea. De acuerdo con los resultados de las medidas de discordancia y heterogeneidad, se logró la clasificación más adecuada con seis conglomerados (subregiones). Las subregiones cumplen con la condición de homogeneidad como &#8220;aceptablemente homogéneas&#8221;. Se decidió que las distribuciones GEV y GLO en cinco subregiones, la distribución GNO en cuatro subregiones y la distribución PE3 en tres subregiones eran aceptables como distribuciones de frecuencia regional. En comparación, la distribución GPA no es candidata en ninguna de las seis subregiones.]]></p></abstract>
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