Influence of the climate variability on the airborne pollen levels recorded in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean)
Using 22 pollen taxa collected at 6 localities in Catalonia (NE Spain) during the period 1994-2011, we show that climate variability associated with Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns (North Atlantic Oscillation, Arctic Oscillation and Western Mediterranean Oscillation) affects both seasona...
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ftupcatalunya:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/86418 2023-05-15T15:06:02+02:00 Influence of the climate variability on the airborne pollen levels recorded in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean) Izquierdo Miguel, Rebeca Alarcón Jordán, Marta Majeed, Husam Tareq Periago Oliver, M. Cristina Belmonte Soler, Jordina Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física 2015-11-10 13 p. http://hdl.handle.net/2117/86418 https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01341 eng eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ Open Access CC-BY-NC-ND Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física Pollen NAO · AO · WeMO · Seasonal Pollen Index · Pollination · Western Mediterranean Pol·len -- Europa Article 2015 ftupcatalunya https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01341 2019-09-29T09:10:46Z Using 22 pollen taxa collected at 6 localities in Catalonia (NE Spain) during the period 1994-2011, we show that climate variability associated with Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns (North Atlantic Oscillation, Arctic Oscillation and Western Mediterranean Oscillation) affects both seasonal pollen production and the timing of the airborne pollen season. For most of the studied pollen taxa, positive phases of the 3 climatic indices were related to a decrease in the seasonal pollen index and an advance and enlargement of the pollen season. Furthermore, for most taxa, negative phases of the climatic indices were linked to higher pollen production via an increase in rainfall. A clear relationship between climatic indices and the end of the pollen season was not observed. Since pollen parameters correlate more strongly with the Western Mediterranean Oscillation index (WeMOi) than other indices, the WeMOi negative trend observed over the last decades needs to be confirmed to properly identify its effect on ecosystems and public health in the western Mediterranean basin. Postprint (author's final draft) Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC): Theses and Dissertations Online (TDX) Arctic Climate Research 66 2 171 183 |
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Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física Pollen NAO · AO · WeMO · Seasonal Pollen Index · Pollination · Western Mediterranean Pol·len -- Europa Izquierdo Miguel, Rebeca Alarcón Jordán, Marta Majeed, Husam Tareq Periago Oliver, M. Cristina Belmonte Soler, Jordina Influence of the climate variability on the airborne pollen levels recorded in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean) |
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Using 22 pollen taxa collected at 6 localities in Catalonia (NE Spain) during the period 1994-2011, we show that climate variability associated with Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns (North Atlantic Oscillation, Arctic Oscillation and Western Mediterranean Oscillation) affects both seasonal pollen production and the timing of the airborne pollen season. For most of the studied pollen taxa, positive phases of the 3 climatic indices were related to a decrease in the seasonal pollen index and an advance and enlargement of the pollen season. Furthermore, for most taxa, negative phases of the climatic indices were linked to higher pollen production via an increase in rainfall. A clear relationship between climatic indices and the end of the pollen season was not observed. Since pollen parameters correlate more strongly with the Western Mediterranean Oscillation index (WeMOi) than other indices, the WeMOi negative trend observed over the last decades needs to be confirmed to properly identify its effect on ecosystems and public health in the western Mediterranean basin. Postprint (author's final draft) |
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física |
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Izquierdo Miguel, Rebeca Alarcón Jordán, Marta Majeed, Husam Tareq Periago Oliver, M. Cristina Belmonte Soler, Jordina |
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Izquierdo Miguel, Rebeca Alarcón Jordán, Marta Majeed, Husam Tareq Periago Oliver, M. Cristina Belmonte Soler, Jordina |
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Influence of the climate variability on the airborne pollen levels recorded in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean) |
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Influence of the climate variability on the airborne pollen levels recorded in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean) |
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Influence of the climate variability on the airborne pollen levels recorded in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean) |
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Influence of the climate variability on the airborne pollen levels recorded in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean) |
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Influence of the climate variability on the airborne pollen levels recorded in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean) |
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influence of the climate variability on the airborne pollen levels recorded in catalonia (nw mediterranean) |
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