Maximum temperatures over Slovenia and their relationship with athmospheric circulation patterns

This paper examines temporal and spatial patterns of annual and seasonal maximum temperatures (Tmax) in Slovenia and their relationship with atmospheric circulation patterns. A significant increase in maximum temperature (Tmax; from 0.3°C to 0.5°C∙decade−¹) was observed throughout the country at the...

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Main Authors: Dolinaj, Dragan, Leščešen, Igor, Pantelić, Milana M., Savić, Stevan M., Stankov, Uglješa, Žiberna, Igor, Milošević, Dragan D.
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Language:English
Czech
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/156127
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Summary:This paper examines temporal and spatial patterns of annual and seasonal maximum temperatures (Tmax) in Slovenia and their relationship with atmospheric circulation patterns. A significant increase in maximum temperature (Tmax; from 0.3°C to 0.5°C∙decade−¹) was observed throughout the country at the annual scale in the period 1963-2014. Significant positive trends are observed on all stations in summer (from 0.4°C to 0.7°C∙decade−¹) and spring (from 0.4°C to 0.6°C∙decade−¹). The results indicate significant correlations between the mean annual maximum temperature (Tmax) and the East Atlantic Oscillation (EA) (from 0.5 to 0.7), the Arctic Oscillation (AO) (from 0.4 to 0.7) and the Scandinavian Oscillation (SCAND) (from −0.3 to −0.4) throughout the country. A significant EA influence is observed in all seasons, while the AO influence is noticed in winter and spring, SCAND in spring and summer, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Mediterranean Oscillation (MO) in winter, the East Atlantic/Western Russia Oscillation (EA/WR) in summer and the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in autumn. 1 20