dc.contributor.author | Dantas, Leydson G. | |
dc.contributor.author | dos Santos, Carlos A. C. | |
dc.contributor.author | de Olinda, Ricardo A. | |
dc.contributor.author | de Brito, José I. B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Santos, Celso A. G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Martins, Eduardo S. P. R. | |
dc.contributor.author | de Oliveira, Gabriel | |
dc.contributor.author | Brunsell, Nathaniel A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-06T17:58:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-06T17:58:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-09-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Dantas, L.G.; Santos, C.A.C.d.; Olinda, R.A.d.; Brito, J.I.B.d.; Santos, C.A.G.; Martins, E.S.P.R.; de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N.A. Rainfall Prediction in the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil Using Generalized Additive Models. Water 2020, 12, 2478. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12092478 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/33425 | |
dc.description.abstract | The state of Paraíba is part of the semi-arid region of Brazil, where severe droughts have occurred in recent years, resulting in significant socio-economic losses associated with climate variability. Thus, understanding to what extent precipitation can be influenced by sea surface temperature (SST) patterns in the tropical region can help, along with a monitoring system, to set up an early warning system, the first pillar in drought management. In this study, Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale and Shape (GAMLSS) were used to filter climatic indices with higher predictive efficiency and, as a result, to perform rainfall predictions. The results show the persistent influence of tropical SST patterns in Paraíba rainfall, the tropical Atlantic Ocean impacting the rainfall distribution more effectively than the tropical Pacific Ocean. The GAMLSS model showed predictive capability during summer and southern autumn in Paraíba, highlighting the JFM (January, February and March), FMA (February, March and April), MAM (March, April and May), and AMJ (April, May and June) trimesters as those with the highest predictive potential. The methodology demonstrates the ability to be integrated with regional forecasting models (ensemble). Such information has the potential to inform decisions in multiple sectors, such as agriculture and water resources, aiming at the sustainable management of water resources and resilience to climate risk. | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject | Non-stationary | en_US |
dc.subject | Water resources | en_US |
dc.subject | SST indices | en_US |
dc.subject | Northeast of Brazil | en_US |
dc.subject | Zero adjusted Gamma distribution (ZAGA) | en_US |
dc.title | Rainfall Prediction in the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil Using Generalized Additive Models | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Brunsell, Nathaniel A. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Geography and Atmospheric Science | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/w12092478 | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-2911 | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1845-935X | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7927-9718 | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-6874 | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4460-8283 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |