Quality Control, Homogeneity Analysis, and Trends of Extreme Precipitation Indices in Northern Cyprus

Trend analysis and forecast of annual precipitation and temperature series in the Eastern Mediterranean region

“…The results of the present study are in general agreement with the result of the available literature referred to area-averaged weather station data (Feidas et al, 2007) and in general qualitative agreement with the results of Zaifoğlu et al (2017), which are based on 37 weather stations of northern Cyprus (these authors do not provide the area-averaged data). However, the results of the present study (referred to Turkey) are in slight agreement with those of Topuz et al (2020).…”

“…On a national basis, these trends have been addressed by the studies of Pnevmatikos and Katsoulis (2006), Feidas et al (2007), Philandras et al (2008), Kambezidis et al (2010), Nastos et al (2011), Mamara et al (2015), Feidas (2017), Tzanis et al (2019), Kastridis et al (2022), Sakalis (2022), Varlas et al (2022), Stathi et al (2023), referred to Greece; Kadioğlu (1997), Türkeş (1999), Türkeş et al (2002), Türkeş and Erlat (2003), Partal and Kahya (2006), Hadi and Tombul (2018), Topuz et al (2020), Mersin et al (2022), Todaro et al (2022), Aalijahan et al (2023), referred to Turkey; Ben-Gai et al (1999), al-Rimmawi et al (2010, Givati and Rosenfeld (2013), Shadeed (2013), Yosef et al (2019), Ajjur and al-Ghamdi (2021), Salameh et al (2022), referred to Israel; Price et al (1999), Giannakopoulos et al (2010), Zaifoğlu et al (2017), Zittis et al (2021), referred to Cyprus; and Shaban (2011) and Ramadan et al (2013), referred to Lebanon.…”