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Trend and nonstationary relation of extreme rainfall: Central Anatolia, Turkey

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The frequency of extreme rainfall occurrence is expected to increase in the future and neglecting these changes will result in the underestimation of extreme events. Nonstationary extreme value modelling is one of the ways to incorporate changing conditions into analyses. Although the definition of nonstationary is still debated, the existence of nonstationarity is determined by the presence of significant monotonic upward or downward trends and/or shifts in the mean or variance. On the other hand, trend tests may not be a sign of nonstationarity and a lack of significant trend cannot be accepted as time series being stationary. Thus, this study investigated the relation between trend and nonstationarity for 5, 10, 15, and 30 min and 1, 3, 6, and 24 h annual maximum rainfall series at 13 stations in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Trend tests such as Mann–Kendall (MK), Cox–Stuart (CS), and Pettitt’s (P) tests were applied and nonstationary generalized extreme value models were generated. MK test and CS test results showed that 33% and 27% of 104 time series indicate a significant trend (with p < 0.01–p < 0.05–p < 0.1 significance level), respectively. Moreover, 43% of time series have outperformed nonstationary (NST) models that used time as covariate. Among five different time-variant nonstationary models, the model with a location parameter as a linear function of time and the model with a location and scale parameter as a linear function of time performed better. Considering the rainfall series with a significant trend, increasing trend power may increase how well fitted nonstationary models are. However, it is not necessary to have a significant trend to obtain outperforming nonstationary models. This study supported that it is not necessarily time series to have a trend to perform better nonstationary models and acceptance of nonstationarity solely depending on the presence of trend may be misleading.

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Appendix

Appendix

Model

5 min

10 min

15 min

30 min

1 h

3 h

6 h

24 h

 

AIC

BIC

AIC

BIC

AIC

BIC

AIC

BIC

AIC

BIC

AIC

BIC

AIC

BIC

AIC

BIC

Aksaray

NST1

  

250.23

259.88

272.38

282.04

303.64

313.30

319.11

328.77

346.32

355.97

353.02

362.68

  

NST2

201.61

211.27

249.55

259.21

272.74

282.40

302.45

312.11

316.45

326.11

344.16

353.82

352.13

361.79

369.35

379.01

NST3

199.96

207.69

247.67

255.40

270.71

278.43

300.62

308.35

316.82

324.55

346.56

354.28

356.67

364.39

368.35

376.07

NST4

  

248.40

256.12

271.94

279.67

301.77

309.50

317.28

325.01

345.72

353.45

  

367.34

375.07

NST5

199.56

207.29

248.41

256.14

272.00

279.73

301.85

309.58

317.29

325.01

345.85

353.58

352.19

359.92

367.41

375.13

ST

198.08

203.88

246.52

252.32

270.43

276.22

300.48

306.28

315.32

321.11

344.75

350.55

354.69

360.48

366.35

372.14

Ankara

NST1

320.53

331.48

  

397.11

408.06

429.25

440.20

452.82

463.77

471.64

482.59

484.15

495.10

510.95

521.90

NST2

  

368.04

378.99

394.97

405.92

426.53

437.48

449.84

460.79

471.42

482.36

484.14

495.09

510.46

521.41

NST3

321.35

330.11

369.30

378.06

394.74

403.50

426.61

435.37

452.34

461.10

469.85

478.60

482.28

491.04

510.83

519.59

NST4

327.75

336.51

  

395.88

404.64

427.42

436.18

450.89

459.64

469.65

478.40

482.15

490.91

508.97

517.73

NST5

327.79

336.55

370.71

379.47

395.87

404.63

427.43

436.19

450.98

459.74

469.66

478.42

482.26

491.01

508.95

517.71

ST

326.52

333.09

369.21

375.78

394.06

400.63

425.57

432.13

450.55

457.12

467.86

474.43

480.28

486.85

511.34

517.91

Çankırı

NST1

284.02

294.24

320.44

330.65

345.02

355.23

  

383.20

393.41

  

391.97

402.19

419.32

429.54

NST2

283.80

294.02

319.97

330.19

344.99

355.21

375.50

385.72

382.52

392.74

390.07

400.28

391.28

401.49

418.56

428.78

NST3

281.93

290.11

317.98

326.16

343.03

351.20

374.53

382.71

383.12

391.30

388.14

396.32

390.84

399.01

417.37

425.55

NST4

284.42

292.59

318.83

327.00

343.02

351.19

  

382.06

390.23

  

395.56

403.73

418.39

426.56

NST5

284.42

292.59

318.83

327.00

343.02

351.19

374.34

382.51

381.99

390.16

390.86

399.03

395.57

403.74

419.71

427.88

ST

282.42

288.55

316.83

322.96

341.04

347.17

372.59

378.72

381.00

387.13

389.55

395.68

396.58

402.71

418.59

424.72

Eskişehir

NST1

291.54

301.67

332.26

342.39

359.77

369.90

400.44

410.57

411.48

421.60

      

NST2

290.38

300.51

331.08

341.20

358.73

368.86

400.23

410.35

411.37

421.50

400.09

410.21

401.75

411.87

402.76

412.89

NST3

288.49

296.59

330.50

338.61

358.35

366.45

399.95

408.05

410.02

418.13

398.29

406.39

400.99

409.09

405.15

413.25

NST4

290.58

298.68

330.37

338.48

357.85

365.95

398.45

406.55

409.48

417.58

      

NST5

290.58

298.68

330.29

338.39

357.79

365.90

398.34

406.44

409.56

417.66

398.61

406.71

401.30

409.40

402.53

410.63

ST

288.66

294.74

330.00

336.08

357.88

363.96

398.00

404.08

408.02

414.10

396.65

402.73

399.44

405.51

403.16

409.24

Karaman

NST1

252.61

262.27

289.45

299.11

304.71

314.37

325.16

334.82

330.95

340.61

  

361.70

371.36

383.18

392.84

NST2

252.49

262.15

289.39

299.05

304.56

314.22

324.30

333.95

330.30

339.96

350.73

360.39

361.61

371.27

382.23

391.89

NST3

250.98

258.70

287.40

295.13

302.73

310.45

323.48

331.21

330.58

338.30

348.86

356.59

359.65

367.38

380.73

388.46

NST4

250.93

258.65

287.53

295.26

303.38

311.11

324.67

332.40

331.06

338.79

  

359.72

367.45

381.20

388.93

NST5

250.91

258.63

287.52

295.24

303.38

311.11

324.70

332.43

331.04

338.77

348.89

356.62

359.72

367.45

381.24

388.96

ST

249.05

254.84

285.67

291.47

301.42

307.22

322.72

328.52

329.18

334.98

346.89

352.69

357.72

363.52

379.32

385.11

Kayseri

NST1

281.40

291.95

338.33

348.88

  

391.36

401.91

414.14

424.69

423.74

434.30

429.66

440.22

  

NST2

281.36

291.92

336.95

347.51

354.01

364.57

389.34

399.89

412.89

423.44

421.37

431.93

427.90

438.46

436.71

447.26

NST3

280.40

288.84

335.02

343.47

352.04

360.49

388.17

396.62

411.89

420.34

419.69

428.14

426.40

434.85

432.27

440.71

NST4

283.43

291.87

339.44

347.89

354.90

363.35

391.40

399.84

413.85

422.29

422.69

431.14

428.01

436.45

434.55

442.99

NST5

283.43

291.88

339.51

347.95

354.95

363.40

391.71

400.16

413.95

422.40

422.95

431.39

428.08

436.52

434.60

443.04

ST

281.49

287.82

338.26

344.59

353.29

359.62

391.10

397.43

412.74

419.07

423.07

429.40

426.08

432.41

432.71

439.04

Kırıkkale

NST1

252.57

262.03

301.81

311.27

324.05

333.51

345.89

355.35

352.45

361.91

353.38

362.84

357.88

367.34

  

NST2

281.36

291.92

301.80

311.26

324.00

333.46

345.63

355.08

352.37

361.83

353.29

362.75

357.92

367.38

367.61

377.07

NST3

250.61

258.18

299.85

307.42

322.46

330.02

344.44

352.01

350.86

358.43

351.32

358.89

356.10

363.67

365.63

373.20

NST4

250.91

258.48

299.99

307.56

322.04

329.61

344.04

351.60

350.46

358.03

351.43

359.00

355.87

363.44

364.85

372.42

NST5

250.92

258.48

299.99

307.56

322.10

329.67

344.43

351.99

350.90

358.46

351.45

359.02

355.90

363.46

365.62

373.18

ST

248.92

254.59

297.99

303.67

320.49

326.16

342.44

348.11

348.92

354.59

349.65

355.33

354.11

359.78

363.63

369.31

Kırşehir

NST1

350.10

361.62

403.12

414.64

442.87

454.39

480.05

491.57

498.89

510.41

503.44

514.96

515.79

527.31

527.23

538.75

NST2

349.73

361.25

403.04

414.56

440.16

451.68

475.22

486.74

494.47

505.99

502.64

514.16

509.90

521.42

522.67

534.19

NST3

348.05

357.27

401.30

410.51

438.19

447.40

473.39

482.60

493.64

502.86

502.34

511.56

510.28

519.50

522.43

531.64

NST4

348.44

357.65

402.32

411.53

441.37

450.59

481.08

490.29

502.23

511.45

510.41

519.62

520.24

529.46

530.98

540.19

NST5

348.34

357.55

402.20

411.41

441.34

450.56

481.06

490.28

502.24

511.46

510.49

519.71

520.42

529.64

531.01

540.22

ST

347.74

354.65

401.41

408.33

439.71

446.62

479.34

486.26

500.29

507.21

509.98

516.89

520.93

527.84

529.02

535.93

Konya

NST1

310.42

321.37

350.40

361.34

  

396.52

407.47

413.42

424.37

427.01

437.96

445.75

456.69

  

NST2

310.48

321.43

350.38

361.33

373.10

384.05

396.18

407.13

413.34

424.29

425.80

436.75

444.20

455.15

489.98

500.92

NST3

308.99

317.75

348.50

357.26

370.93

379.68

394.29

403.05

411.90

420.66

424.08

432.84

442.13

450.89

493.21

501.97

NST4

308.85

317.61

348.40

357.16

370.79

379.55

394.66

403.42

411.98

420.74

425.08

433.84

444.51

453.26

494.70

503.46

NST5

308.86

317.62

348.40

357.16

370.80

379.56

394.66

403.42

411.97

420.73

425.10

433.86

444.91

453.67

495.32

504.07

ST

307.21

313.78

346.50

353.07

369.10

375.67

392.67

399.24

410.18

416.75

423.25

429.81

443.45

450.02

493.37

499.94

Nevşehir

NST1

216.83

226.49

255.70

265.36

277.57

287.23

301.62

311.28

323.23

332.88

333.03

342.69

344.54

354.20

358.88

368.54

NST2

216.31

225.97

255.66

265.32

277.56

287.21

301.41

311.07

323.02

332.68

332.82

342.48

344.40

354.06

358.83

368.49

NST3

214.43

222.16

253.69

261.42

275.66

283.38

299.55

307.28

323.12

330.85

333.29

341.02

342.56

350.28

358.30

366.03

NST4

215.15

222.88

253.76

261.49

275.59

283.32

299.78

307.50

321.96

329.68

331.05

338.78

342.60

350.33

356.88

364.60

NST5

215.16

222.88

253.76

261.49

275.58

283.31

299.78

307.51

322.28

330.00

330.96

338.69

342.64

350.37

357.06

364.79

ST

213.32

219.11

251.78

257.57

273.67

279.46

297.83

303.63

321.27

327.07

331.37

337.16

340.64

346.44

356.37

362.16

Niğde

NST1

235.54

245.76

267.64

277.85

285.65

295.87

318.36

328.57

332.37

342.58

  

378.64

388.86

  

NST2

235.10

245.31

266.65

276.86

283.02

293.24

317.30

327.51

329.55

339.77

360.93

371.14

375.95

386.17

406.80

417.02

NST3

233.10

241.27

264.65

272.82

281.20

289.38

315.95

324.12

328.85

337.02

360.04

368.21

374.39

382.56

404.96

413.13

NST4

234.47

242.64

267.91

276.08

288.01

296.18

328.86

337.03

343.28

351.45

366.84

375.02

380.32

388.50

  

NST5

  

267.84

276.01

287.96

296.13

328.90

337.07

343.57

351.74

366.86

375.03

380.52

388.69

408.26

416.43

ST

232.93

239.06

266.80

272.93

286.89

293.02

327.49

333.62

342.56

348.69

365.02

371.15

380.64

386.77

406.28

412.41

Sivas

NST1

267.92

278.23

293.00

303.30

316.96

327.26

343.33

353.63

  

368.50

378.80

372.38

382.68

404.11

414.42

NST2

267.91

278.21

293.21

303.52

316.58

326.89

343.24

353.54

355.45

365.75

368.36

378.66

372.34

382.64

402.64

412.95

NST3

266.28

274.52

294.24

302.48

318.28

326.53

345.13

353.37

355.92

364.16

367.89

376.14

370.65

378.89

407.10

415.34

NST4

266.38

274.63

291.73

299.97

314.99

323.23

343.10

351.35

  

366.55

374.80

370.38

378.62

402.20

410.44

NST5

266.47

274.71

292.00

300.25

315.20

323.44

343.23

351.47

353.98

362.22

366.65

374.89

370.41

378.65

400.50

408.74

ST

265.05

271.23

293.03

299.21

316.45

322.63

345.93

352.11

355.04

361.22

366.06

372.24

368.66

374.84

407.17

413.35

Yozgat

NST1

269.93

280.05

305.29

315.42

333.99

344.12

360.89

371.02

373.02

383.14

394.05

404.17

  

417.14

427.27

NST2

269.86

279.99

305.21

315.34

333.89

344.02

360.29

370.42

371.74

381.87

391.79

401.92

394.08

404.20

414.81

424.94

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Oruc, S. Trend and nonstationary relation of extreme rainfall: Central Anatolia, Turkey. Acta Geophys. 69, 243–255 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-020-00518-w

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