Effects of ENSO on precipitation in Mexico City


Por: Cabrera J.L.B., Romero E.A., Gonzalez F.J.R., López O.R.

Publicada: 1 ene 2018
Resumen:
This study investigates the relationship between the phenomenon known as El Niño-Southern Oscillation, characterized by the ENSO Multivariate Index, and the annual precipitation around Mexico City. The spatial and temporal behavior of precipitation during the 1950-2010 period was also assessed, revealing that during the period mentioned the annual mean precipitation does not show a linear trend, but a variation with a single cycle only. Contingency tables and the Chi-square test were used to reject the hypothesis of independence between precipitation and ENSO. In addition, the bootstrap resampling technique showed that negative ENSO phases reduce precipitation in the Mexico City area; the neutral phase increases precipitation and lowers the probability that precipitation be below the median value. During the positive phase, precipitation is not significantly affected. © 2018 Instituto de Geografia. All rights reserved.

Filiaciones:
Cabrera J.L.B.:
 Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Circuito exterior s/n, UNAM, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico

Romero E.A.:
 Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Circuito exterior s/n, UNAM, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico

Gonzalez F.J.R.:
 Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Circuito exterior s/n, UNAM, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico

 Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Av. Luis Enrique Erro S/N, Zacatenco, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México, 07738, Mexico

López O.R.:
 Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Circuito exterior s/n, UNAM, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico

 Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, Paseo Cuauhnáhuac 8532, col. Progreso, Jiutepec, Morelos, 62550, Mexico
ISSN: 01884611
Editorial
Instituto de Geografia, México
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: Número: 97
Páginas: 1-12