Frequencies and Durations of Extreme Surface Temperatures

The report presents partial results of an inquiry into frequencies of surface temperatures and durations of extreme surface temperatures at stations in hot and cold regions of the northern hemisphere. Twelve maps show the temperature which is exceeded (on the cold side) 1 percent of the time and the...

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Main Author: Martin, David W.
Other Authors: ARMY MISSILE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING LAB REDSTONE ARSENAL AL PHY SICAL SCIENCES DIRECTORATE
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
Meteorology
(*ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE)
THERMAL STABILITY
METEOROLOGICAL CHARTS
PROBABILITY
TABLES(DATA)
ARCTIC REGIONS
CANADA
ALASKA
SIBERIA
UNITED STATES
*COLD REGIONS
*HOT REGIONS
REMOTE AREAS
MEASUREMENT
TEMPERATURE
GRADIENTS
*DISTRIBUTION
*TEMPERATURE
Arctic
Canada
Alaska
Siberia
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0870905
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0870905
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Summary:The report presents partial results of an inquiry into frequencies of surface temperatures and durations of extreme surface temperatures at stations in hot and cold regions of the northern hemisphere. Twelve maps show the temperature which is exceeded (on the cold side) 1 percent of the time and the duration at the -40F threshold which is exceeded 1 percent and 5 percent of the time for the 4 months December, January, February, and March. Three tables give temperature duration at various thresholds and probability levels for three Canadian and Alaskan, three Siberian, and one southwest United States station for the months October through April (cold stations) and April through October (hot stations). The frequency maps changed little from month to month; however, large changes were observed in 1 and 5 percent durations below -40F. Changes in durations were attributed mainly to varying synoptic and diurnal influences on temperature: synoptic effects dominated in December and January; diurnal influences became important in February and March. Because the thresholds chosen were all higher than typical nighttime temperatures, duration distributions at the hot station were very compact. Changes in these duration frequency distributions were due mainly to changes in the magnitude of the temperature. Thus 2 months which had similar mean temperatures had similar distributions of duration for the same threshold. (Author)

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