Global observed changes in daily climate extremes of temperature and precipitation
Bureau of Meteorology · Met Office · +18 more institutions
Abstract
A suite of climate change indices derived from daily temperature and precipitation data, with a primary focus on extreme events, were computed and analyzed. By setting an exact formula for each index and using specially designed software, analyses done in different countries have been combined seamlessly. This has enabled the presentation of the most up‐to‐date and comprehensive global picture of trends in extreme temperature and precipitation indices using results from a number of workshops held in data‐sparse regions and high‐quality station data supplied by numerous scientists world wide. Seasonal and annual indices for the period 1951–2003 were gridded. Trends in the gridded fields were computed and tested…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 53.04
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 57
Authors
24- LVLisa V. AlexanderCorresponding
Bureau of Meteorology, Met Office, Monash University
- XZXiaodan Zhang
Hainan Meteorological Service
- TCT. C. Peterson
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- JCJohn Caesar
Met Office
- BGB. Gleason
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Topics & keywords
- Precipitation
- Climatology
- Environmental science
- Climate change
- Northern Hemisphere
- Latitude
- Global warming
- Middle latitudes
- Climate action