ABSTRACT
This paper presents a statistical analysis based on the correlation between the Global Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) and the volumes of water held in the principal reservoirs of the Paraíba State. The global correlation coefficients were obtained (and refer to the correlation) between the mean SST for the trimester November to January and the volumes of the water in the reservoirs for each of the individual months from January to June, the rainy season in the region of the reservoirs. The results show the existence of a strong negative correlation between the SST's of the Nino1+2 and Nino3 regions of the Pacific Ocean and the volumes of the reservoirs under study. Another feature presented is a positive correlation belt at the latitudes 30° for both hemispheres.
Key words:
precipitation; water reservoir; global SST; correlation; water resources