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Recent anomalies of mean temperature of 12 consecutive months – Germany, Europe, Northern Hemisphere.
- Source :
- Theoretical & Applied Climatology; 2009, Vol. 95 Issue 3-4, p417-422, 6p, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs, 2 Maps
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Anomalies of mean air temperature of 12 consecutive months were detected recently at a number of spatial scales: from local via national and continental, to hemispheric. At all these spatial scales, pre-2007 records were exceeded by considerable margins. The recent rise in the mean temperature of 12 consecutive months at several scales has remained largely unnoticed, because the 12-month means are seldom analyzed. Broad attention is typically focused on monthly, seasonal and annual temperatures. Analysis of shifted 12-month periods helps spot peculiar 12-month episodes with remarkable temperature anomalies that do not coincide with a calendar year. Introducing 12-month running mean temperatures into the global warming debate can prove useful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0177798X
- Volume :
- 95
- Issue :
- 3-4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Theoretical & Applied Climatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36793513
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-008-0013-9