Variations of twentieth-century temperature and precipitation extreme indicators in the northeast United States
An examination of five temperature and five precipitation extreme indicators reveals an increase in both temperature and precipitation extremes over the 1926–2000 period in the northeast United States, with most of this increase occurring over the past four decades. Empirical orthogonal function (EO...
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ftunivnewcastnsw:uon:3402 2023-05-15T14:57:14+02:00 Variations of twentieth-century temperature and precipitation extreme indicators in the northeast United States Griffiths, Michael L. Bradley, Raymond S. The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health 2007 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/33946 eng eng American Meteorological Society Journal of Climate Vol. 20, Issue 21, p. 5401-5417 10.1175/2007JCLI1594.1 temperature extreme indicators precipitation extreme indicators empirical orthogonal function analysis Arctic Oscillation El Niño–Southern Oscillation Pacific–North American pattern journal article 2007 ftunivnewcastnsw 2018-07-27T01:03:43Z An examination of five temperature and five precipitation extreme indicators reveals an increase in both temperature and precipitation extremes over the 1926–2000 period in the northeast United States, with most of this increase occurring over the past four decades. Empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis of winter frost days (FD) and warm nights (TN90) and also winter consecutive dry days (CDD) and very wet days (R95T) over the 1950–2000 period reveals that some of the variability associated with changes in these extremes may be explained by variations in the Arctic Oscillation (AO), El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and Pacific–North American (PNA) pattern. The most prominent feature of these results was the high correlation between the leading EOF of frost days and warm nights and the AO. Winter composites of temperature and precipitation extreme indicators were examined for different phases of the AO and ENSO during the 1926–2000 period. Overall, the AO is a better predictor of winter warm nights, while the ENSO is a better predictor of consecutive dry days in the northeast United States. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic NOVA: The University of Newcastle Research Online (Australia) Arctic Pacific |
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An examination of five temperature and five precipitation extreme indicators reveals an increase in both temperature and precipitation extremes over the 1926–2000 period in the northeast United States, with most of this increase occurring over the past four decades. Empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis of winter frost days (FD) and warm nights (TN90) and also winter consecutive dry days (CDD) and very wet days (R95T) over the 1950–2000 period reveals that some of the variability associated with changes in these extremes may be explained by variations in the Arctic Oscillation (AO), El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and Pacific–North American (PNA) pattern. The most prominent feature of these results was the high correlation between the leading EOF of frost days and warm nights and the AO. Winter composites of temperature and precipitation extreme indicators were examined for different phases of the AO and ENSO during the 1926–2000 period. Overall, the AO is a better predictor of winter warm nights, while the ENSO is a better predictor of consecutive dry days in the northeast United States. |
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Variations of twentieth-century temperature and precipitation extreme indicators in the northeast United States |
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Variations of twentieth-century temperature and precipitation extreme indicators in the northeast United States |
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Variations of twentieth-century temperature and precipitation extreme indicators in the northeast United States |
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Variations of twentieth-century temperature and precipitation extreme indicators in the northeast United States |
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Variations of twentieth-century temperature and precipitation extreme indicators in the northeast United States |
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variations of twentieth-century temperature and precipitation extreme indicators in the northeast united states |
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Journal of Climate Vol. 20, Issue 21, p. 5401-5417 10.1175/2007JCLI1594.1 |
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