Effects of El Nino Southern Oscillation on the Discharge of Kor River in Iran | Zendy

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Effects of El Nino Southern Oscillation on the Discharge of Kor River in Iran

Author(s) -

Morteza Mohsenipour,

Shamsuddin Shahid,

M. J. Nazemosadat

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

advances in meteorology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482

H-Index - 32

eISSN - 1687-9317

pISSN - 1687-9309

DOI - 10.1155/2013/846397

Subject(s) - climatology , el niño southern oscillation , discharge , drainage basin , forcing (mathematics) , structural basin , geography , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , cartography , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering

The objective of the study was to investigate the El Nino forcing on the discharge of Kor River located in Maharloo-Bakhtegan basin in the Fars province of Iran. Thirty-one-year (1965–1995) and twenty-year (1975–1995) monthly mean river discharge data recorded at two stations, namely, Chamriz and Dehkadeh-Sefid, respectively, were chosen in the present study. Fourier analysis was used to extract harmonic information of time series data such as amplitude and phase angle to show the maximum effect and the time of effect of El Nino on river discharge. The study revealed that El Nino events caused increase of discharge in Kor River by 15% to 20% and the maximum influence was in the months of February and March in El Nino years.

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