@article{fdi:010083541, title = {{W}avelet analysis of rainfall and runoff multidecadal time series on large river basins in western {N}orth {A}frica}, author = {{Z}amrane, {Z}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {L}aftouhi, {N}.{E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his work is dedicated to the study of the spatio-temporal variability of climate in {M}orocco by the analysis of rainfall (gridded and gauged data) and runoff. {T}he wavelet analysis method has been used in this study to compare the rainfall and runoff series and to show the major discontinuities identified in 1970, 1980, and 2000. {S}everal modes of variability have been detected ; this approach has been applied to show annual (1 year) and inter-annual modes (2-4 years, 4-8 years, 8-12/8-16 years, and 16-30 years), and some modes are specific to some stations. {T}his analysis will be complemented by the gridded data covering the period from 1940 to 1999, which will allow for a better understanding of the spatial variability of the highlighted signals set, which identified frequencies at 1 year and 8-16 years, distinguished different time periods at each basin and identified three main discontinuities in 1970, 1980, and 2000. {T}he contribution of climatic indices is important as it is between 55% and 80%.}, keywords = {{PRECIPITATION} ; {ECOULEMENT} ; {RUISSELLEMENT} ; {DEBIT} ; {PLUVIOMETRIE} ; {VARIATION} {SPATIALE} ; {VARIATION} {TEMPORELLE} ; {CLIMAT} ; {METHODE} {D}'{ANALYSE} ; {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {SERIE} {CHRONOLOGIQUE} ; {ONDELETTE} ; 1940 2000 ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {NORD} ; {MAROC}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{W}ater}, volume = {13}, numero = {22}, pages = {3243 [26 ]}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.3390/w13223243}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083541}, }