Persistence of Rainfall Time Series: Kırşehir Case Study

This study examines the persistence and long-term correlation of monthly seasonal rainfall time series Kırşehir for period 1960-2019, with widely used Hurst exponent Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA) analyses. Both DFA analyses could be to detect memory that can assessed as a reference predictability. To support results Augmented Dickey Fuller Mann-Kendall tests also applied series. Within various series, evidence was identified. According H values simple R/S corrected methods, 10 out 12 months winter, spring (only R/S), summer R/S) autumn season according scaling 4 winter seasons exhibit long term correlation. On other hand, when compared only four two concluded consistent both results.