Observed climate variations during the last 100 years in Lapland, Northern Finland
Many general circulation models (GCMs) predict that high latitude environments will experience substantial warming over the next 100 years, which will be particularly pronounced during the winter months. Precipitation is also expected to increase but there is uncertainty as to the amount and spatial...
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ftumanchesterpub:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/05c7d8ad-58e8-4d44-ada0-3ecdbc04d140 2023-11-12T04:13:43+01:00 Observed climate variations during the last 100 years in Lapland, Northern Finland Lee, Susan E. Press, M. C. Lee, J. A. 2000-03-15 https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/05c7d8ad-58e8-4d44-ada0-3ecdbc04d140 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(20000315)20:3<329::AID-JOC472>3.0.CO;2-L http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034071430&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Lee , S E , Press , M C & Lee , J A 2000 , ' Observed climate variations during the last 100 years in Lapland, Northern Finland ' , International Journal of Climatology , vol. 20 , no. 3 , pp. 329-346 . https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(20000315)20:3<329::AID-JOC472>3.0.CO;2-L Climate variable(s) Lapland North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Northern Finland Precipitation Region Saami Technique(s) Temperature article 2000 ftumanchesterpub https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(20000315)20:3<329::AID-JOC472>3.0.CO;2-L 2023-10-30T09:16:54Z Many general circulation models (GCMs) predict that high latitude environments will experience substantial warming over the next 100 years, which will be particularly pronounced during the winter months. Precipitation is also expected to increase but there is uncertainty as to the amount and spatial variation. The flora and fauna of the arctic and subarctic regions, together with indigenous people, such as the Saami, are particularly vunerable to rising temperatures and changing precipitation. Mean monthly temperature and precipitation data were examined for the last 100 years for northern Finland. These data were further analysed for the first and second half of the 20th century. There was no discernible warming trend between 1876 and 1993, but a significant annual warming (r = 0.344, ρ < 0.05) occurred in the period 1901-1945, together with a significant summer warming (r = 0.381, ρ < 0.05). Warming has occurred consistently in May and June over the last 100 years and there appears to be a current (i.e. post 1990) annual trend, mostly due to winter warming. The greatest temperature anomaly increase for the period 1901-1945 was in the winter months (+0.72°C). The degree of temperature variation in the winter is greater than in the summer and has risen from 3.98°C for December in the period 1901-1945 to 4.37°C in the period 1946-1990. This is attributed to the recent high variability in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index. Annual precipitation has increased significantly during the period 1880-1993. The period 1946-1990 was wetter than 1901-1945, with greater variability particularly in the summer months, which contribute most to the annual precipitation in Lapland. Copyright (C) 2000 Royal Meteorological Society. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Northern Finland saami Subarctic Lapland The University of Manchester: Research Explorer |
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Climate variable(s) Lapland North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Northern Finland Precipitation Region Saami Technique(s) Temperature Lee, Susan E. Press, M. C. Lee, J. A. Observed climate variations during the last 100 years in Lapland, Northern Finland |
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Many general circulation models (GCMs) predict that high latitude environments will experience substantial warming over the next 100 years, which will be particularly pronounced during the winter months. Precipitation is also expected to increase but there is uncertainty as to the amount and spatial variation. The flora and fauna of the arctic and subarctic regions, together with indigenous people, such as the Saami, are particularly vunerable to rising temperatures and changing precipitation. Mean monthly temperature and precipitation data were examined for the last 100 years for northern Finland. These data were further analysed for the first and second half of the 20th century. There was no discernible warming trend between 1876 and 1993, but a significant annual warming (r = 0.344, ρ < 0.05) occurred in the period 1901-1945, together with a significant summer warming (r = 0.381, ρ < 0.05). Warming has occurred consistently in May and June over the last 100 years and there appears to be a current (i.e. post 1990) annual trend, mostly due to winter warming. The greatest temperature anomaly increase for the period 1901-1945 was in the winter months (+0.72°C). The degree of temperature variation in the winter is greater than in the summer and has risen from 3.98°C for December in the period 1901-1945 to 4.37°C in the period 1946-1990. This is attributed to the recent high variability in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index. Annual precipitation has increased significantly during the period 1880-1993. The period 1946-1990 was wetter than 1901-1945, with greater variability particularly in the summer months, which contribute most to the annual precipitation in Lapland. Copyright (C) 2000 Royal Meteorological Society. |
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Observed climate variations during the last 100 years in Lapland, Northern Finland |
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Observed climate variations during the last 100 years in Lapland, Northern Finland |
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Observed climate variations during the last 100 years in Lapland, Northern Finland |
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Lee , S E , Press , M C & Lee , J A 2000 , ' Observed climate variations during the last 100 years in Lapland, Northern Finland ' , International Journal of Climatology , vol. 20 , no. 3 , pp. 329-346 . https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(20000315)20:3<329::AID-JOC472>3.0.CO;2-L |
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