Fessehaye, Mussie; Brugnara, Yuri; Savage, Michael J; Brönnimann, Stefan (2019). A note on air temperature and precipitation variability and extremes over Asmara: 1914‐2015. International journal of climatology, 39(14), pp. 5215-5227. Wiley 10.1002/joc.6134
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Meteorological series (daily precipitation, minimum and maximum air temperature) for
Asmara (Eritrea) for the last hundred years (1914 – 2015) are analysed. The data were
quality controlled and homogenized using publicly available data from surrounding
countries as well as newly recovered data from twelve stations in Eritrea. Overall, the
Asmara data showed a consistent pattern and there were no outliers outside of four
standard deviations from the corresponding reference. Climate indices were
calculated using the program RClimDex. Overall, eight indices for description of the air
temperature data and ten for precipitation data were calculated. The analyses of
averages and indices reveal large climatic variations in the central highlands of Eritrea.
The results indicate significant changes in air temperature since 1943, with daily
minimum and maximum air temperature increasing at a similar rate of 0.22 and 0.19 °C
dec-1, respectively. The diurnal air temperature range shows a non-significant
decreasing trend over the study period. No significant variation was found in the annual
total and the seasonal precipitation over the last century. Significant trends were
detected for some daily precipitation indices, although the lack of reference series
prevents an evaluation of their reliability.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Physical Geography > Unit Climatology 10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Physical Geography 10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Brugnara, Yuri, Brönnimann, Stefan |
Subjects: |
900 History > 910 Geography & travel |
ISSN: |
0899-8418 |
Publisher: |
Wiley |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
André Hürzeler |
Date Deposited: |
16 Jul 2019 16:18 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:28 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1002/joc.6134 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Climate extremes; climate variation; Eritrea; RClimDex |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.130719 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/130719 |
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