Methods and Tools for Drought Analysis and Management

414 Pages·2007·18.06 MB·English

by  I. Bordi

METHODS AND TOOLS FOR DROUGHT
ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Water Science and Technology Library
VOLUME 62
Editor-in-Chief
V.P. Singh, Texas A&M University, College Station, U.S.A.
Editorial Advisory Board
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S. E. Serrano, Lexington, U.S.A.
D. Stephenson, Johannesburg, South Africa
W. G. Strupczewski, Warsaw, Poland
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METHODS AND TOOLS
FOR DROUGHT ANALYSIS
AND MANAGEMENT
edited by
GIUSEPPE ROSSI
DepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,
UniversityofCatania,Italy
TEODORO VEGA
SicilianRegionalAgencyforWasteandWater,
WaterObservatory,Palermo,Italy
and
BRUNELLA BONACCORSO
DepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,
UniversityofCatania,Italy
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Contributors ix
Preface xv
PART I DROUGHT MONITORING AND FORECASTING
1. Drought Monitoring and Forecasting at Large Scale 3
I. Bordi and A. Sutera
2. Monitoring and Forecasting Drought
on a Regional Scale: Emilia-Romagna Region 29
C. Cacciamani, A. Morgillo, S. Marchesi and V. Pavan
3. Development of the Piedmont Region Hydrological Bulletin
as a Support to Water Resources Monitoring and Management 49
C. Ronchi, D. Rabuffetti, A. Salandin, A. Vargiu, S. Barbero
and R. Pelosini
4. Is Drought Occurrence and Severity Increasing due to Climate
Change? Analysing Drought Class Transitions with Loglinear
Models 67
E. E. Moreira, A. A. Paulo and L. S. Pereira
5. Stochastic Forecasting of Drought Indices 83
A. Cancelliere, G. Di Mauro, B. Bonaccorso and G. Rossi
PART II DROUGHT DESCRIPTION THROUGH
AGROMETEOROLOGICAL INDICES
6. Use of a New Agricultural Drought Index within a Regional
Drought Observatory 103
A. Matera, G. Fontana, V. Marletto, F. Zinoni, L. Botarelli
and F. Tomei
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7. Distributed Estimation of Actual Evapotranspiration through
Remote Sensing Techniques 125
G. Calcagno, G. Mendicino, G. Monacelli, A. Senatore
and P. Versace
8. Testing a Modification of the Palmer Drought Severity Index
for Mediterranean Environments 149
L. S. Pereira, R. D. Rosa and A. A. Paulo
9. Regional Drought Identification and Assessment. Case Study
in Crete 169
G. Tsakiris, D. Tigkas, H. Vangelis and D. Pangalou
PART III WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNDER
DROUGHT CONDITIONS
10. Drought Management Decision Support System by means of Risk
Analysis Models 195
J. Andreu, M. A. Pérez, J. Ferrer, A. Villalobos and J. Paredes
11. Mixed Simulation-Optimization Technique for Complex Water
Resource System Analysis under Drought Conditions 217
G. M. Sechi and A. Sulis
12. Reservoirs Water-Quality Characterization for Optimization
Modelling under Drought Conditions Part I – Reservoirs Trophic
State Characterization 239
B. Begliutti, P. Buscarinu, G. Marras, G. M. Sechi and A. Sulis
13. Reservoirs Water-Quality Characterization for Optimization
Modelling under Drought Conditions Part II – Water-Quality
Optimization Modelling 263
G. M. Sechi and A. Sulis
PART IV MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT
OF GROUNDWATER UNDER DROUGHT CONDITIONS
14. Methods and Tools for Groundwater Monitoring Aimed
at the Water Resources Management under Drought Conditions 277
V. Ferrara
15. Study and Monitoring of Salt Water Intrusion in the Coastal Area
between Mazara del Vallo and Marsala (South–Western Sicily) 303
P. Cosentino, P. Capizzi, G. Fiandaca, R. Martorana, P. Messina
and S. Pellerito
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PART V DROUGHT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES
16. Guidelines for Planning and Implementing Drought
Mitigation Measures 325
G. Rossi, L. Castiglione and B. Bonaccorso
17. Drought Impacts in Agriculture: Water Conservation and Water
Saving Practices and Management 349
L. S. Pereira
18. Assessment of Water Shortage in Urban Areas 375
C. Bragalli, G. Freni and G. La Loggia
19. Drought Risk in Agriculture in Mediterranean Regions. Case Study:
Eastern Crete 399
G. Tsakiris and D. Tigkas
Subject Index 415
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
Joaquín ANDREU ÁLVAREZ Environmental Protection,
Júcar Basin Agency, Environmental V.le Silvani 6, 40122
Ministry, Avenida Blasco Ibáñez 48.3, Bologna, Italy.
46021 Valencia, Spain. [email protected]
[email protected]
Cristiana BRAGALLI
Secondo BARBERO Centre for Studies on Urban Hydraulics,
Operative Centre, Piedmont Regional c/oDepartmentofStructural,Transport,
Agency for Environmental Protection, Water Engineering and Territory
C.so Unione Sovietica 216, Survey, University of Bologna,
10134 Torino, Italy. Viale del Risorgimento 2, 40136
[email protected] Bologna, Italy.
[email protected]
Barbara BEGLIUTTI
Agency of Flumendosa Basin, Viale Paola BUSCARINU
Elmas 116, 09123 Cagliari, Italy. c/o Agency of Flumendosa Basin, Via
[email protected] Mameli 88, 09122 Cagliari, Italy.
[email protected]
Brunella BONACCORSO
Department of Civil and Environmental
Carlo CACCIAMANI
Engineering, University of Catania,
Hydrometeorological Service, Emilia
Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
Romagna Regional Agency for
[email protected]
Environmental Protection, V.le Silvani
Isabella BORDI 6, 40122 Bologna, Italy.
Department of Physics, University of [email protected]
Rome “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo
Giovanni CALCAGNO
Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy.
Department of Soil Conservation,
[email protected]
University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci,
Lucio BOTARELLI 41b, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende,
Hydrometeorological Service, Emilia Cosenza, Italy.
Romagna Regional Agency for [email protected]
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Antonino CANCELLIERE Valencia, Spain.
Department of Civil and Environmental [email protected]
Engineering, University of Catania,
Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. Gianluca FIANDACA
[email protected] Department of Chemistry and Physics
of the Earth and Applications to
Patrizia CAPIZZI
Georesources and Natural Hazards,
Department of Chemistry and Physics
University of Palermo, V. Archirafi,
of the Earth and
26, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
Applications to Georesources and
[email protected]
Natural Hazards, University of
Palermo, V. Archirafi 26, 90123
Giovanna FONTANA
Palermo, Italy.
Hydrometeorological Service, Emilia
[email protected]
Romagna Regional Agency for
Leila CASTIGLIONE Environmental Protection, V.le Silvani
Department of Civil and Environmental 6, 40122 Bologna, Italy.
Engineering, University of Catania, [email protected]
Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
Gabriele FRENI
[email protected]
Centre for Studies on Urban Hydraulics
Pietro COSENTINO
c/o Department of Hydraulic
Department of Chemistry and Physics
Engineering and Environmental
of the Earth and Applications to
Applications, University of Palermo,
Georesources and Natural Hazards,
Viale delle Scienze Ed. 8, 90128
University of Palermo, V. Archirafi 26,
Palermo, Italy.
90123 Palermo, Italy.
[email protected]
[email protected]
Goffredo LA LOGGIA
Giuseppe DI MAURO
Department of Civil and Environmental Centre for Studies on Urban Hydraulics
Engineering, University of Catania, c/o Department of Hydraulic
Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. Engineering and Environmental
[email protected] Applications, University of Palermo,
Viale delle Scienze Ed. 8, 90128
Vincenzo FERRARA
Palermo, Italy.
Department of Geological Sciences,
[email protected]
University of Catania, C.so Italia 57,
95129 Catania, Italy.
Stefano MARCHESI
[email protected]
Hydrometeorological Service, Emilia
Javier FERRER POLO Romagna Regional Agency for
WaterResourcesPlanningOffice,Júcar Environmental Protection, V.le
Basin Agency, Environmental Ministry, Silvani 6, 40122 Bologna, Italy.
Avenida Blasco Ibáñez, 48.3, 46021 [email protected]
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Vittorio MARLETTO V. Curtatone 3, 00185 Roma, Italy.
Hydrometeorological Service, Emilia [email protected]
Romagna Regional Agency for
Elsa E. MOREIRA
Environmental Protection, V.le Silvani
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of
6, 40122 Bologna, Italy.
Sciences and Technology, New
[email protected]
University of Lisbon, Quinta da Torre,
Gabriele MARRAS 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
Agency of Flumendosa Basin, Via [email protected]
Mameli 88, 09122 Cagliari, Italy.
Antonella MORGILLO
[email protected]
Hydrometeorological Service, Emilia
Raffaele MARTORANA Romagna Regional Agency for
Department of Chemistry and Physics Environmental Protection, V.le Silvani
of the Earth and Applications to 6, 40122 Bologna, Italy.
Georesources and Natural Hazards, [email protected]
University of Palermo, V. Archirafi 26,
Dialecti PANGALOU
90123
Laboratory of Reclamation Works and
Palermo, Italy.
Water Resources Management,
[email protected]
National Technical University of
Arcangela MATERA Athens, 9, Iroon Polytechniou str., 157
Hydrometeorological Service, Emilia 80, Athens, Greece.
Romagna Regional Agency for [email protected]
Environmental Protection, V.le Silvani
Javier PAREDES ARQUIOLA
6, 40122 Bologna, Italy.
Department of Hydraulic and
[email protected]
Environmental Engineering,
Giuseppe MENDICINO Polytechnic University of Valencia,
Department of Soil Conservation, Camino de Vera S/n, 46021
University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Valencia, Spain.
41b, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, [email protected]
Cosenza, Italy.
Ana A. PAULO
[email protected]
Agricultural Engineering Research
Paolo MESSINA Center, Institute of Agronomy,
Department of Chemistry and Physics Technical University of Lisbon, Tapada
of the Earth and Applications to da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal.
Georesources and Natural Hazards, [email protected]
University of Palermo, V. Archirafi 26,
Valentina PAVAN
90123 Palermo, Italy.
Hydrometeorological Service, Emilia
[email protected]
Romagna Regional Agency for
Giuseppina MONACELLI Environmental Protection, V.le Silvani
Agency for Environmental Protection 6, 40122 Bologna, Italy.
and Technical Services (APAT), [email protected]