Cálculo de índices climáticos en la provincia de Loja mediante la extensión ClimDex1.0 del software R.

Abstract

Abstract: In Ecuador, climate change effects are different depending on the country`s natural regions: Costa, Sierra, Amazonia and Galapagos. For this reason, was developed a provincial study to determinate local impacts correctly and in the future, adaptation and mitigation actions could be applied. In this case, the study generates a solid register about daily temperature and precipitation data, around 1981-2015 period in Loja province. Nine climate indices and their trends were calculated using the RClimdex 1.0 software. Results show increments in maximum and minimum temperatures in almost all the Loja province, while variability appears in precipitations. Consequently, precipitations reduction was identified in southwestern and northern of the province, due to changes in cloudiness conditions and desertification processes acting in this zone. For central and oriental zones, precipitation increases can be found in storms form.