Long-Term Trends in 20-Day Cumulative Precipitation for Residential Rainwater Harvesting in Poland
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) for domestic uses is widely regarded as an economic and ecological solution in water conservation and storm management programs. This paper aims at evaluating long-term trends in 20-day cumulative rainfall periods per year in Poland, for assessing its impact on the design...
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| author | Fausto A. Canales Joanna Gwoździej-Mazur Piotr Jadwiszczak Joanna Struk-Sokołowska Katarzyna Wartalska Marcin Wdowikowski Bartosz Kaźmierczak |
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| description | Rainwater harvesting (RWH) for domestic uses is widely regarded as an economic and ecological solution in water conservation and storm management programs. This paper aims at evaluating long-term trends in 20-day cumulative rainfall periods per year in Poland, for assessing its impact on the design and operation conditions for RWH systems and resource availability. The time-series employed corresponds to a set of 50-year long time-series of rainfall (from 1970 to 2019) recorded at 19 synoptic meteorological stations scattered across Poland, one of the European countries with the lowest water availability index. The methods employed for assessing trends were the Mann–Kendall test (M–K) and the Sen’s slope estimator. Most of the datasets exhibit stationary behaviour during the 50-year long period, however, statistically significant downward trends were detected for precipitations in Wrocław and Opole. The findings of this study are valuable assets for integrated water management and sustainable planning in Poland. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3dfd6a83952c448fb9c626f27b9fb4342023-11-20T06:03:52ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412020-07-01127193210.3390/w12071932Long-Term Trends in 20-Day Cumulative Precipitation for Residential Rainwater Harvesting in PolandFausto A. Canales0Joanna Gwoździej-Mazur1Piotr Jadwiszczak2Joanna Struk-Sokołowska3Katarzyna Wartalska4Marcin Wdowikowski5Bartosz Kaźmierczak6Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 #55–66, Barranquilla 080002, ColombiaDepartment of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, PolandDepartment of Air Conditioning, Heating, Gas Engineering and Air Protection, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Environmental Engineering Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, PolandDepartment of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandInstitute of Meteorology and Water Management-National Research Institute, 01-673 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandRainwater harvesting (RWH) for domestic uses is widely regarded as an economic and ecological solution in water conservation and storm management programs. This paper aims at evaluating long-term trends in 20-day cumulative rainfall periods per year in Poland, for assessing its impact on the design and operation conditions for RWH systems and resource availability. The time-series employed corresponds to a set of 50-year long time-series of rainfall (from 1970 to 2019) recorded at 19 synoptic meteorological stations scattered across Poland, one of the European countries with the lowest water availability index. The methods employed for assessing trends were the Mann–Kendall test (M–K) and the Sen’s slope estimator. Most of the datasets exhibit stationary behaviour during the 50-year long period, however, statistically significant downward trends were detected for precipitations in Wrocław and Opole. The findings of this study are valuable assets for integrated water management and sustainable planning in Poland.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/7/1932rainwaterrainwater harvestingMann-Kendallrainfall trends |
| spellingShingle | Fausto A. Canales Joanna Gwoździej-Mazur Piotr Jadwiszczak Joanna Struk-Sokołowska Katarzyna Wartalska Marcin Wdowikowski Bartosz Kaźmierczak Long-Term Trends in 20-Day Cumulative Precipitation for Residential Rainwater Harvesting in Poland Water rainwater rainwater harvesting Mann-Kendall rainfall trends |
| title | Long-Term Trends in 20-Day Cumulative Precipitation for Residential Rainwater Harvesting in Poland |
| title_full | Long-Term Trends in 20-Day Cumulative Precipitation for Residential Rainwater Harvesting in Poland |
| title_fullStr | Long-Term Trends in 20-Day Cumulative Precipitation for Residential Rainwater Harvesting in Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-Term Trends in 20-Day Cumulative Precipitation for Residential Rainwater Harvesting in Poland |
| title_short | Long-Term Trends in 20-Day Cumulative Precipitation for Residential Rainwater Harvesting in Poland |
| title_sort | long term trends in 20 day cumulative precipitation for residential rainwater harvesting in poland |
| topic | rainwater rainwater harvesting Mann-Kendall rainfall trends |
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