Ahmad Norazhar Mohd Yatim and Mohd Talib Latif and Fatimah Ahamad and Md Firoz Khan (2019) Observed trends in extreme temperature over the Klan. Advances in atmospheric sciences, 36. pp. 1-17.
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Abstract
This study investigates the recent extreme temperature trends across 19 stations in the Klang Valley, Malaysia, over the period 2006−16. Fourteen extreme index trends were analyzed using the Mann−Kendall non-parametric test, with Sen’s slope as a magnitude estimator. Generally, the annual daily mean temperature, daily mean maximum temperature, and daily mean minimum temperature in the Klang Valley increased significantly, by 0.07°C yr−1, 0.07°C yr−1 and 0.08°C yr−1 , respectively. For the warm temperature indices, the results indicated a significant upward trend for the annual maximum of maximum temperature, by 0.09°C yr−1, and the annual maximum of minimum temperature, by 0.11°C yr−1. The results for the total number of warm days and warm nights showed significant increasing trends of 5.02 d yr−1 and 6.92 d yr−1 , respectively. For the cold temperature indices, there were upward trends for the annual minimum of maximum temperature, by 0.09°C yr−1, and the annual minimum of minimum temperature, by 0.03°C yr−1, concurrent with the decreases in the total number cold days (TX10P), with −3.80 d yr−1, and cold nights (TN10P), with −4.33 d yr−1. The 34°C and 37°C summer days results showed significant upward trends of 4.10 d yr−1 and 0.25 d yr−1, respectively. Overall, these findings showed upward warming trends in the Klang Valley, with the minimum temperature rate increasing more than that of the maximum temperature, especially in urban areas.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | climate change, extreme temperature, trend, urban environment, tropical area |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic history and conditions > HC10-1085 Economic history and conditions Q Science > QC Physics > QC1-999 Physics > QC851-999 Meteorology. Climatology Including the earth's atmosphere |
| Department: | FACULTY > Faculty of Science and Natural Resources |
| Depositing User: | ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN - |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2023 10:22 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2023 10:22 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37542 |
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