@article{fdi:010067605, title = {{R}egional impacts of global change : seasonal trends in extreme rainfall, run-off and temperature in two contrasting regions of {M}orocco}, author = {{K}homsi, {K}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {T}ramblay, {Y}ves and {S}inan, {M}. and {S}noussi, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n {M}orocco, socio-economic activities are highly vulnerable to extreme weather events. {T}his study investigates trends in mean and extreme rainfall, run-off and temperature, as well as their relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation. {I}t focuses on two {M}oroccan watersheds: the subhumid climate region of {B}ouregreg in the north and the semiarid region of {T}ensift in the south, using data from 1977 to 2003. {T}he study is based on a set of daily temperature, precipitation and run-off time series retrieved from weather stations in the two regions. {R}esults do not show a homogeneous behaviour in the two catchments; the influence of the large-scale atmospheric circulation is different and a clear spatial dependence of the trend analysis linked to the distance from the coast and the mountains can be observed. {O}verall, temperature trends are mostly positive in the studied area, while weak statistically significant trends can be identified in seasonal rainfall, extreme rainfall events, average run-off and extreme run-off events.}, keywords = {{PRECIPITATION} ; {RUISSELLEMENT} ; {ECOULEMENT} ; {TEMPERATURE} ; {CIRCULATION} {ATMOSPHERIQUE} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {PLUVIOMETRIE} ; {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; {MAROC} ; {ZONE} {SEMIARIDE} ; {HAUT} {ATLAS} ; {BOUREGREG} {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {TENSIFT} {BASSIN} {VERSANT}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}atural {H}azards and {E}arth {S}ystem {S}ciences}, volume = {16}, numero = {5}, pages = {1079--1090}, ISSN = {1561-8633}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.5194/nhess-16-1079-2016}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067605}, }