Precipitation scenarios in the Central-Western Mediterranean basin
2.0
1.5 -
1.0 -
0.5
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0.0
-
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I I
u u
I I II~ ~ IU
u
U u
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-1 .0 -
-1 .5 -
-2.0
I
I
I
I
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
year
Fig.I. SAl precipitation trend over the Central-Western Mediterranean basin
Table 3. Variations of the annual rainfall in the CentralWestern Mediterranean basin and in the three latitudinal
belts, in the period 1951-1995
Area
L\P
L\p
Trend
(mm)
(%)
(mm/y)
Whole basin
-142
-21
-3.2
Northern belt
-107
-13
-2.4
Central belt
-148
-20
-3.3
Southern belt
-157
-27
-3.5
249
I I
I~jlll u
~ II
1990
2000