Open AccessClimatological analysis of persistent, extreme and broad rainfall cases between 1986-2016 in Santa Catarina, Brasil
Author(s) -
Raidel Báez Prieto,
Francisco Henrique de Oliveira,
Mateus da Silva Teixeira
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ciência e natura
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2179-460X
pISSN - 0100-8307
DOI - 10.5902/2179460x42189
Subject(s) - natural disaster , geography , climatology , extreme weather , environmental science , meteorology , climate change , oceanography , geology
In a better qualified society, in search of sustainable cities, it is important to study and know the extreme and recurrent natural phenomena. Extreme rain, as an example of atmospheric phenomena, causes several and negative impacts on Society, leaving clear signs of the areas most susceptible to disasters. Considering researchs of climatology in Santa Catarina State (SC), as well as the use of applied statistics, the main objective in this research is to study the extreme events of persistent and broad rainfall in the cities of SC between 1986-2016. The results show that the regions that most suffer with high frequency and intensity of this type of phenomenon are more on the coast like Florianópolis and Itajaí. In the other hand, in the last 30 years, the west cities of SC present a decrease in the trend, in the quantity of events and of your total accumulated.