Analyzing Precipitation Changes in the Northern Tip of the Antarctic Peninsula during the 1970–2019 Period
Five decades of precipitation data are available from the Chilean Antarctic weather stations located in the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Data include daily accumulation and type of precipitation registered at the time of the observation at the Meteorological Antarctic Center located at B...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2073-4433/11/12/1270/ 2023-08-20T04:01:48+02:00 Analyzing Precipitation Changes in the Northern Tip of the Antarctic Peninsula during the 1970–2019 Period Jorge F. Carrasco Raúl R. Cordero agris 2020-11-24 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11121270 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Meteorology https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos11121270 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Atmosphere; Volume 11; Issue 12; Pages: 1270 Antarctic Peninsula precipitation snow event rain event exponential filter Text 2020 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11121270 2023-08-01T00:31:24Z Five decades of precipitation data are available from the Chilean Antarctic weather stations located in the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Data include daily accumulation and type of precipitation registered at the time of the observation at the Meteorological Antarctic Center located at Base Eduardo Frei Montalva, King George Island. This information allowed us to analyze not only the precipitation accumulation changes (always questionable in cold and windy regions) but also changes in precipitation days and precipitation phases (rain versus snow). The expo nential filter was applied to the monthly data to obtain decadal-like changes. The analysis revealed an overall increase in precipitation from 1970 to the early-1990s 60 ± 7 mm (10 year)−1 (p < 0.05) and 31 ± 4 mm (10 year)−1 (p < 0.05) and a negative trend between 1991 and 1999 with decreasing precipitation of −95 ± 9 mm (10 year)−1 (p < 0.05). On the other hand, while an increase in precipitation events also took place from 1970 to the early-1990s, there was a decreasing trend in precipitation events during the 2010s. This implies that the positive trend in precipitation accumulation registered during this period is due to the increasing extreme precipitation events. The precipitation type analysis shows an increase (decrease) in snow (rain) events from around the mid-1990s to mid-2010s during the summer season. These opposite trends were related to the summer cooling affecting the AP region. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula King George Island MDPI Open Access Publishing Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Eduardo Frei ENVELOPE(-58.978,-58.978,-62.195,-62.195) Eduardo Frei Montalva ENVELOPE(-58.978,-58.978,-62.195,-62.195) King George Island The Antarctic Atmosphere 11 12 1270 |
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Five decades of precipitation data are available from the Chilean Antarctic weather stations located in the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Data include daily accumulation and type of precipitation registered at the time of the observation at the Meteorological Antarctic Center located at Base Eduardo Frei Montalva, King George Island. This information allowed us to analyze not only the precipitation accumulation changes (always questionable in cold and windy regions) but also changes in precipitation days and precipitation phases (rain versus snow). The expo nential filter was applied to the monthly data to obtain decadal-like changes. The analysis revealed an overall increase in precipitation from 1970 to the early-1990s 60 ± 7 mm (10 year)−1 (p < 0.05) and 31 ± 4 mm (10 year)−1 (p < 0.05) and a negative trend between 1991 and 1999 with decreasing precipitation of −95 ± 9 mm (10 year)−1 (p < 0.05). On the other hand, while an increase in precipitation events also took place from 1970 to the early-1990s, there was a decreasing trend in precipitation events during the 2010s. This implies that the positive trend in precipitation accumulation registered during this period is due to the increasing extreme precipitation events. The precipitation type analysis shows an increase (decrease) in snow (rain) events from around the mid-1990s to mid-2010s during the summer season. These opposite trends were related to the summer cooling affecting the AP region. |
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Analyzing Precipitation Changes in the Northern Tip of the Antarctic Peninsula during the 1970–2019 Period |
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Analyzing Precipitation Changes in the Northern Tip of the Antarctic Peninsula during the 1970–2019 Period |
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