Research Article

Decadal variability of the observed daily temperature in Saudi Arabia during 1979–2008

  1. H. Athar*

Article first published online: 12 JUN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/asl.390

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Atmospheric Science Letters

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volume 13, Issue 4, pages 244–249, October/December 2012

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Athar, H. (2012), Decadal variability of the observed daily temperature in Saudi Arabia during 1979–2008. Atmosph. Sci. Lett., 13: 244–249. doi: 10.1002/asl.390

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  1. Center of Excellence for Climate Change Research, Department of Meteorology, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

*Center of Excellence for Climate Change Research, Department of Meteorology, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 OCT 2012
  2. Article first published online: 12 JUN 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 3 MAY 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 5 APR 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 5 JAN 2012

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Keywords:

  • Saudi Arabia;
  • daily station data;
  • decadal variability;
  • probability density functions

Abstract

Variability in the observed daily temperature for the 30-year period (1979–2008) is studied from a total of 19 stations in Saudi Arabia (SA) by calculating the empirical anomaly probability distribution functions (PDFs) on annual basis. The 30-year period is divided into three decades. As compared with the first decade, the PDFs for the remaining decades display a relative frequency rise in warmer temperatures. The mean values of the PDFs depict an average decadal positive shift of 0.83, 0.66, and 0.49 °C, for the maximum, the mean, and the minimum temperature, respectively, relative to the 30-year base value. Copyright © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society

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