A dependence modelling study of extreme rainfall in Madeira Island

Gouveia-Reis, Délia; Lopes, Luiz Guerreiro; Mendonça, Sandra

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Gouveia-Reis, Délia

Lopes, Luiz Guerreiro

Mendonça, Sandra

Abstract(s)

The dependence between variables plays a central role in multivariate extremes. In this paper, spatial dependence of Madeira Island's rainfall data is addressed within an extreme value copula approach through an analysis of maximum annual data. The impact of altitude, slope orientation, distance between rain gauge stations and distance from the stations to the sea are investigated for two different periods of time. The results obtained highlight the influence of the island's complex topography on the spatial distribution of extreme rainfall in Madeira Island.

Keywords

Statistics of extremes Kendall's tau Copula functions Extreme rainfall Madeira (Portugal) . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3763

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Gouveia-Reis, D., Lopes, L. G., & Mendonça, S. (2016). A dependence modelling study of extreme rainfall in Madeira Island. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 94, 85-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2015.11.006