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OA_type: closed access
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "The analysis of changes in precipitation is nowadays of great interest because
    rainfall space-time distribution is considered one of the most important indexes
    in the natural climatic cycle. This study proposes an investigation of precipitation
    time series recorded in the region of Tuscany (Central Italy) in the period 1916–2003.
    Forty indexes are defined to evaluate changes in the precipitation patterns and
    trend detection is performed through statistical tests to assess the significance
    of temporal and spatial changes in the precipitation regime. The presented analysis
    does not show strong evidence of nonstationarity. A few indexes in a given number
    of stations of the analysed territory do show a slight trend, but the significance
    of those trends is lost once the multiple location testing issue is considered.
    The complexity of the climate in central Italy, i.e. the presence of numerous
    feedbacks might in fact distort or remove the consequences of global warming on
    the precipitation regime. \r\n"
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article_type: review
author:
- first_name: Simone
  full_name: Fatichi, Simone
  id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
  last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Enrica
  full_name: Caporali, Enrica
  last_name: Caporali
citation:
  ama: Fatichi S, Caporali E. A comprehensive analysis of changes in precipitation
    regime in Tuscany. <i>International Journal of Climatology</i>. 2009;29(13):1883-1893.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1921">10.1002/joc.1921</a>
  apa: Fatichi, S., &#38; Caporali, E. (2009). A comprehensive analysis of changes
    in precipitation regime in Tuscany. <i>International Journal of Climatology</i>.
    Wiley. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1921">https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1921</a>
  chicago: Fatichi, Simone, and Enrica Caporali. “A Comprehensive Analysis of Changes
    in Precipitation Regime in Tuscany.” <i>International Journal of Climatology</i>.
    Wiley, 2009. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1921">https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1921</a>.
  ieee: S. Fatichi and E. Caporali, “A comprehensive analysis of changes in precipitation
    regime in Tuscany,” <i>International Journal of Climatology</i>, vol. 29, no.
    13. Wiley, pp. 1883–1893, 2009.
  ista: Fatichi S, Caporali E. 2009. A comprehensive analysis of changes in precipitation
    regime in Tuscany. International Journal of Climatology. 29(13), 1883–1893.
  mla: Fatichi, Simone, and Enrica Caporali. “A Comprehensive Analysis of Changes
    in Precipitation Regime in Tuscany.” <i>International Journal of Climatology</i>,
    vol. 29, no. 13, Wiley, 2009, pp. 1883–93, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1921">10.1002/joc.1921</a>.
  short: S. Fatichi, E. Caporali, International Journal of Climatology 29 (2009) 1883–1893.
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2009-11-15T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T10:16:30Z
day: '15'
doi: 10.1002/joc.1921
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        29'
issue: '13'
keyword:
- Stationarity
- Climate change
- Trend
- Extreme rainfall
- Daily rainfall
- Spatial analysis
- Multiple testing
language:
- iso: eng
month: '11'
oa_version: None
page: 1883-1893
publication: International Journal of Climatology
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1097-0088
  issn:
  - 0899-8418
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: A comprehensive analysis of changes in precipitation regime in Tuscany
type: journal_article
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volume: 29
year: '2009'
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