Closure to 'Analysis of Extreme Rainfall Trends in Sicily for the Evaluation of Depth-Duration-Frequency Curves in Climate Change Scenarios' by Lorena Liuzzo and Gabriele Freni

摘要

We appreciate the opportunity to discuss the issues raised by Baiamonte and D'Asaro. What follows is our response to their "Discussion of 'Analysis of Extreme Rainfall Trends in Sicily for the Evaluation of Depth-Duration-Frequency Curves in Climate Change Scenarios'." In their discussion, they questioned the use of the moving average series in the detection of trend in annual maxima precipitation using the Mann-Kendall test. Additionally, they stated the need for a trend analysis at the regional scale. The two issues will be discussed in the following paragraphs.