Trends in indices for extremes in daily temperature and precipitation over Utah, USA

International Journal of Climatology - Tập 31 Số 12 - Trang 1813-1822 - 2011
Carlos Antônio Costa dos Santos1, Christopher M. U. Neale2, Tantravahi Venkata Ramana Rão1, Bernardo Barbosa da Silva1
1Department of Atmospheric Science, Federal University of Campina Grande, Avenida Aprígio Veloso, 882, Bodocongó, Campina Grande, PB, CEP: 58109‐970, Brazil
2Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Utah State University, 4110 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4110, USA

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AbstractThe main objective of this study was to analyse the trends in 20 annual extreme indices of temperature and precipitation for Utah, USA. The analyses were conducted for 28 meteorological stations, during the period from 1930 to 2006, characterized by a long‐term and high‐quality dataset. The software used to process the data was the RClimdex 1.0. The analyses of extreme temperature indices have identified an increase in air temperature in Utah during the last century. Meanwhile, the analyses of precipitation indices showed a large variation throughout the studied area and time period, and, in general, with few statistically significant trends. Thus, it was not possible to conclude that significant changes in precipitation have occurred in this region over the last century. Copyright © 2010 Royal Meteorological Society

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International Journal of Climatology

Tập 31 Số 12

1813-1822

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