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Aridity in Vojvodina, Serbia

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For investigating aridity in Vojvodina, two parameters were used: the De Martonne aridity index and the Pinna combinative index. These indices were chosen as the most suitable for the analysis of climate in Vojvodina (a region in northern part of Serbia). Also, these indices were calculated from data obtained from 10 meteorological stations for the period from 1949 to 2006. The spatial distribution of the annual and seasonal De Martonne and the Pinna combinative indices as well as the mean monthly values of the De Martonne index and aridity trends of these indices are presented. There were two, four, and five types of climate on a yearly, seasonal, and monthly basis in Vojvodina, according to the De Martonne climate classification which consists of a total of seven types. In addition, semi-humid and humid climate types were represented in the region, on a yearly basis. The winter season was dominated by wetter types of climate, while the summer season was characterized by drier ones. During the spring and autumn seasons, there were types of climate which range between both aforementioned types. Two out of three climate types, which can be identified using the Pinna combinative index, were registered in Vojvodina region. The most dominant climate type was the semidry Mediterranean with formal Mediterranean vegetation, while the humid type was only identified in one small part of southwestern Vojvodina. The calculated values of both aridity indices showed that there were no annual trends. Therefore, it can be considered that there were no recent aridity changes during the observed period. For paleoclimate, the general story is more complex. The lack of aridity trends in the recent period from 1949 to 2006 supports the fact that Vojvodina has very well preserved loess–palaeosol sequences from the Middle and Late Pleistocene, which indicates that crucial point for their preservation was caused by the weak aridity variability in the region.

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This research paper was supported by Projects 176020 and 176013 of the Serbian Ministry of Education and Science. The authors are grateful to Mr. Momčilo M. Gavrilov for the support. The authors appreciate the suggestions of reviewers that led to an improvement of the paper.

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  1. Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Chair of Physical Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Ivana Hrnjak, Tin Lukić, Milivoj B. Gavrilov & Slobodan B. Marković

  2. Institute of Meteorology, Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, Dobračina 16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Miroslava Unkašević & Ivana Tošić

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Hrnjak, I., Lukić, T., Gavrilov, M.B. et al. Aridity in Vojvodina, Serbia. Theor Appl Climatol 115, 323–332 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-013-0893-1

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