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Title: ANALYSIS OF VARIABILITY AND SEASONAL CLASSIFICATION OF EXTREME LARGE-SCALE PRECIPITATION EVENTS IN BULGARIA

ANALYSIS OF VARIABILITY AND SEASONAL CLASSIFICATION OF EXTREME LARGE-SCALE PRECIPITATION EVENTS IN BULGARIA
L. Bocheva;V. Pophristov
1314-2704
English
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The frequency of extreme meteorological and climatic phenomena in Bulgaria has increased in recent years. Especially since the mid-1990s, a series of disaster meteorological situations have caused serious material damages and human casualties in many regions of Bulgaria. Annual precipitation amounts have increased during the last 10-15 years, mainly due to the contribution of heavy rainfall events.
The main objective of present study is seasonal analysis and synoptic classification of extreme precipitation events affecting large areas of the country. Examined period is 1991-2017 with precipitation totals (?60 mm/24 h), measured in meteorological network of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. We are taking into account all heavy precipitations, which are detected in the same synoptic process in at least 4 Bulgarian districts. The classification of synoptic situations, which are divided in different synoptic circulation types, taking into account pressure fields on 500hPa and sea level, is also presented for each season. For whole period 205 days with such events, which can be described by 96 synoptic situations are identified. Increasing tendency of annual number of days with heavy precipitation is occurred during the 27 years period of investigation. About 74% of all days are during the summer and autumn. They are distributed in 3 main synoptic circulation type groups, which present about 65% of all determined torrential precipitation events for these two seasons. The analysis reveals that more than 80% of cases examined, have caused different degrees of damages and even the death of people.
conference
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, 30 June - 6 July, 2019
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference-SGEM
Bulgarian Acad Sci; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci & Arts; Slovak Acad Sci; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; World Acad Sci; European Acad Sci, Arts & Letters; Ac
851-858
30 June - 6 July, 2019
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cdrom
5913
synoptic classification; extreme precipitation; seasonal distribution