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Rotation of principal components
Tập 6 Số 3 - Trang 293-335 - 1986
AbstractRecent research has pointed to a number of inherent disadvantages of
unrotated principal components and empirical orthogonal functions when these
techniques are used to depict individual modes of variation of data matrices in
exploratory analyses. The various pitfalls are outlined and illustrated with an
alternative method introduced to minimize these problems via available linear
transfor...
A homogeneity test applied to precipitation data
Tập 6 Số 6 - Trang 661-675 - 1986
AbstractIn climate research it is important to have access to reliable data
which are free from artificial trends or changes. One way of checking the
reliability of a climate series is to compare it with surrounding stations. This
is the idea behind all tests of the relative homogeneity. Here we will present a
simple homogeneity test and apply it to a precipitation data set from
south‐western Swed...
A geography of dust storms in South‐West Asia
Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 183-196 - 1986
AbstractMean annual dust storm frequencies are mapped for south‐west Asia (Iran,
Afghanistan, Pakistan and India) showing areas of greatest activity in two
regions: an area at the convergence of the borders of Iran, Afghanistan and
Pakistan that comprises the Seistan Basin, Registan and north‐western
Baluchistan; and the plains of Afghan Turkestan. The highest average annual
number of dust storm d...
Graphical estimation of sky view‐factors in urban environments
Tập 7 Số 2 - Trang 193-197 - 1987
AbstractA technique is described whereby sky view‐factors in urban locations can
be estimated from graphs once azimuth and elevation angles of surrounding
buildings are known. The graphs are easy to use and give results sufficiently
accurate to enable their use when more elaborate computing or photographic
equipment is unavailable.
A synoptic climatology of major avalanche winters in Norway
Tập 6 Số 4 - Trang 431-446 - 1986
AbstractA near continuous record of avalanche deaths in Norway is compiled for
130 years from 1855, and shows a distinct downward trend, but large variations
from winter to winter, with a periodicity of 12–13 years. Twelve major avalanche
winters are selected, and their synoptic climatology examined using
Grosswetterlagen, an index of atmospheric circulation over southern Norway, and
monthly sea l...
A 500 mb synoptic climatology of pacific north‐west coast winters in relation to climatic variability, 1948–1949 to 1977–1978
Tập 5 Số 3 - Trang 237-252 - 1985
AbstractWithin the context of a 500 mb synoptic climatology, relationships
between synoptic types and Pacific north‐west coast climatological regimes are
investigated. Distinct fluctuations in thermal and moisture trends are
identified for the winters of 1948‐1949 to 1977‐1978. Within any one of these
climatological regimes, interannual variability in temperature and precipitation
is related to th...
Vulnerability. Resilience and the collapse of socieiy: A review of models and possible climatic applications. Peter Timmerman, Environmental Monograph No. 1, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Toronto, 1981, No. of pages: 42. Price: $7.50 plus $2.00 postage and handling
Tập 1 Số 4 - Trang 396-396 - 1981