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Spatial and Temporal Trends in Sunshine Duration over Western Europe (1938–2004)
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This work analyzes sunshine duration variability in the western part of Europe (WEU) over the 1938?2004 period. A principal component analysis is applied to cluster the original series from 79 sites into 6 regions, and ...
Performance of Drought Indices for Ecological, Agricultural, and Hydrological Applications
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: n this study, the authors provide a global assessment of the performance of different drought indices for monitoring drought impacts on several hydrological, agricultural, and ecological response variables. For this purpose, ...
Homogenization and Assessment of Observed Near-Surface Wind Speed Trends over Spain and Portugal, 1961–2011
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: ear-surface wind speed trends recorded at 67 land-based stations across Spain and Portugal for 1961?2011, also focusing on the 1979?2008 subperiod, were analyzed. Wind speed series were subjected to quality control, ...