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Characterization of the interannual variability of precipitation and runoff in the Cheliff and Medjerda basins (Algeria)

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An analysis of rainfall and hydrometric regimes was carried out over the period from 1968 to 2013 on the Cheliff basin situated in the west and the Medjerda basin in the east of Algeria. The Mann–Kendal and Pettitt tests have shown significant downward trends for rainfall, about 30% for the Cheliff basin, and 36% for the Medjerda basin, and about 61% and 43% for the flows at the level of the Cheliff and Medjerda basins, respectively. The continuous wavelet method, used during the study period, has shown three major discontinuities from the wavelet spectrum for the decades 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Several modes of variability for different stations have been observed: annual (1 yr), interannual (2, 2–4 and 4–8 yrs), and multi-decadal (8–16) yrs. The different scales of precipitation and runoff variability seem to be clearly related to the NAO with different degrees of correlation. Continuous wavelet coherence indicates a strong correlation between the NAO climate index and precipitation with correlations ranging from 60 to 84%, and a strong relationship between the NAO and the runoff with correlations ranging from 67 to 74% for both watersheds.

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The authors wish to thank the National Agency of Water Resources (ANRH), National Agency for Dams and Transfers (ANBT) for providing material help and data on which reported analyses are based. The organizations that have supported my work and that I would like to thank are the Institute of Research for Development (IRD) of Montpelier for a long-term advanced training course, and the National High School for Hydraulics of Blida (ENSH), together with GEE Laboratory, where I pursue my postgraduate studies. This work was carried out within the framework of the activities of the IRD-ENSH Jeune Equipe.

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  2. University of Montpellier UMR HydroSciences Montpellier/IRD, 34095, Montpellier, France

    Gil Mahé

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Khedimallah, A., Meddi, M. & Mahé, G. Characterization of the interannual variability of precipitation and runoff in the Cheliff and Medjerda basins (Algeria). J Earth Syst Sci 129, 134 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-020-01385-1

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