@article{fdi:010075555,
  title = {{S}patial variability of the relationships of runoff and sediment yield with weather types throughout the {M}editerranean basin},
  author = {{P}ena-{A}ngulo, {D}. and {N}adal-{R}omero, {E}. and {G}onzalez-{H}idalgo, {J}. {C}. and {A}lbaladejo, {J}. and {A}ndreu, {V}. and {B}agarello, {V}. and {B}arhi, {H}. and {B}atalla, {R}. {J}. and {B}ernal, {S}. and {B}ienes, {R}. and {C}ampo, {J}. and {C}ampo-{B}escos, {M}. {A}. and {C}anatario-{D}uarte, {A}. and {C}anton, {Y}. and {C}asali, {J}. and {C}astillo, {V}. and {C}erda, {A}. and {C}heggour, {A}. and {C}id, {P}. and {C}ortesi, {N}. and {D}esir, {G}. and {D}iaz-{P}ereira, {E}. and {E}spigares, {T}. and {E}strany, {J}. and {F}ernandez-{R}aga, {M}. and {F}erreira, {C}. {S}. {S}. and {F}erro, {V}. and {G}allarty, {F}. and {G}imenez, {R}. and {G}imeno, {E}. and {G}omez, {J}. {A}. and {G}omez-{G}utierrez, {A}. and {G}omez-{M}acpherson, {H}. and {G}onzalez-{P}elayo, {O}. and {H}ueso-{G}onzalez, {P}. and {K}airis, {O}. and {K}aratzas, {G}. {P}. and {K}lotz, {S}. and {K}osmas, {C}. and {L}ana-{R}enault, {N}. and {L}asanta, {T}. and {L}atron, {J}. and {L}azaro, {R}. and {L}e {B}issonnais, {Y}. and {L}e {B}outeiller, {C}. and {L}icciardello, {F}. and {L}opez-{T}arazon, {J}. {A}. and {L}ucia, {A}. and {M}arin, {C}. and {M}arques, {M}. {J}. and {M}artinez-{F}ernandez, {J}. and {M}artinez-{M}ena, {M}. and {M}artinez-{M}urillo, {J}. {F}. and {M}ateos, {L}. and {M}athys, {N}. and {M}erino-{M}artin, {L}. and {M}oreno-de las {H}eras, {M}. and {M}oustakas, {N}. and {N}icolau, {J}. {M}. and {N}ovara, {A}. and {P}ampalone, {V}. and {R}aclot, {D}amien and {R}odriguez-{B}lanco, {M}. {L}. and {R}odrigo-{C}omino, {J}. and {R}omero-{D}iaz, {A}. and {R}oose, {E}ric and {R}ubio, {J}. {L}. and {R}uiz-{S}inoga, {J}. {D}. and {S}chnabel, {S}. and {S}enciales-{G}onzalez, {J}. {M}. and {S}imonneaux, {V}incent and {S}ole-{B}enet, {A}. and {T}aguas, {E}. {V}. and {T}aboada-{C}astro, {M}. {M}. and {T}aboada-{C}astro, {M}. {T}. and {T}odisco, {F}. and {U}beda, {X}. and {V}arouchakis, {E}. {A}. and {V}ericat, {D}. and {W}ittenberg, {L}. and {Z}abaleta, {A}. and {Z}orn, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}oil degradation by water is a serious environmental problem worldwide, with specific climatic factors being the major causes. {W}e investigated the relationships between synoptic atmospheric patterns (i.e. weather types, {WI}'s) and runoff, erosion and sediment yield throughout the {M}editerranean basin by analyzing a large database of natural rainfall events at 68 research sites in 9 countries. {P}rincipal {C}omponent {A}nalysis ({PCA}) was used to identify spatial relationships of the different {WT}s including three hydro-sedimentary variables: rainfall, runoff, and sediment yield ({SY}, used to refer to both soil erosion measured at plot scale and sediment yield registered at catchment scale). {T}he results indicated 4 spatial classes of rainfall and runoff: (a) northern sites dependent on {N}orth ({N}) and {N}orth {W}est ({NW}) flows; (b) eastern sites dependent on {E} and {NE} flows; (c) southern sites dependent on {S} and {SE} flows; and, finally, (d) western sites dependent on {W} and {SW} flows. {C}onversely, three spatial classes are identified for {SY} characterized by: (a) {N} and {NE} flows in northern sites (b) {E} flows in eastern sites, and (c) {W} and {SW} flows in western sites. {M}ost of the rainfall, runoff and {SY} occurred during a small number of daily events, and just a few {WT}s accounted for large percentages of the total. {O}ur results confirm that characterization by {WT} improves understanding of the general conditions under which runoff and {SY} occur, and provides useful information for understanding the spatial variability of runoff, and {SY} throughout the {M}editerranean basin. {T}he approach used here could be useful to aid of the design of regional water management and soil conservation measures.},
  keywords = {{S}ynoptic weather types ; {E}rosion ; {S}ediment yield ; {R}unoff ; {M}editerranean basin ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {H}ydrology},
  volume = {571},
  numero = {},
  pages = {390--405},
  ISSN = {0022-1694},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.01.059},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075555},
}