Results - Response of Flood Events to Land Use and Climate Change - page 208

Fig. 6.76 Monthly precipitation, discharge, and temperature in Barcelonnette station for the
period of 1961-2009
Mediterranean marine influence moderated by a mountain climate and a mild
continental influence. The orographic influence causes precipitation to increase
with elevation, typical in the form of an ''attenuated Mediterranean regime''.
In time series analyses, two maximum peaks for precipitation in September
1963 and August 1978 can be realized. It is noteworthy to point out that there was
a decrease at this maximum temperature as well as a decrease in the amount of
discharge at the same time. Humidity in this period may have been high, which is
affected by winds and rainfall. Humidity depends on water vaporization and
condensation, which, in turn, mainly depends on temperature.
Figure 6.76 shows monthly precipitation, discharge, and temperature at the
Barcelonnette station for the period of 1961-2009. As was observed in the