@article{fdi:010074388,
  title = {{T}rend and change point analyses of annual precipitation in the {S}ouss-{M}assa {R}egion in {M}orocco during 1932-2010},
  author = {{A}bahous, {H}. and {R}onchail, {J}. and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah and {K}enny, {L}. and {B}ouchaou, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the context of an arid area such as {S}ouss {M}assa {R}egion, the availability of time series analysis of observed local data is vital to better characterize the regional rainfall configuration. {I}n this paper, dataset of monthly precipitation collected from different local meteorological stations during 1932-2010, are quality controlled and analyzed to detect trend and change points. {T}he temporal distribution of outliers shows an annual cycle and a decrease of their number since the 1980s. {T}he results of the standard normal homogeneity test, penalized maximal t test, and {M}ann-{W}hitney-{P}ettit test show that 42% of the series are homogeneous. {T}he analysis of annual precipitation in the region of {S}ouss {M}assa during 1932-2010 shows wet conditions with a maximum between 1963 and 1965 followed by a decrease since 1973. {T}he latter is identified as a statistically significant regional change point in {W}estern {H}igh {A}tlas and {A}nti {A}tlas {M}ountains highlighting a decline in long-term average precipitation.},
  keywords = {{MAROC} ; {ZONE} {ARIDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}heoretical and {A}pplied {C}limatology},
  volume = {134},
  numero = {3-4},
  pages = {1153--1163},
  ISSN = {0177-798{X}},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00704-017-2325-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074388},
}