Study of temperature and precipitation variations in Italy based on surface instrumental observations |
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| Authors: | Tiziano Colombo Vinicio Pelino Stefania Vergari Paolo Cristofanelli Paolo Bonasoni |
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| Institution: | aCentro Nazionale di Meteorologia e Climatologia Aeronautica, Aeroporto “De Bernardi”, I-00040 Pratica di Mare (Roma), Italy;bIstituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Gobetti 101, I-40129, Bologna, Italy |
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| Abstract: | In this paper we present a study concerning the climatic behaviour of two principal observables, temperature and precipitation as obtained from the measurements carried out at 50 Italian meteorological stations, since 1961. Analyses of WMO Climate Normals (CliNo) from 1961 to 1990 have been performed dividing the 50 Italian stations in three different classes: mountain (11 stations), continental (17) and coastal areas (21).The comparison of the CliNo 1961–1990 with the trend of temperature and precipitation for the period 1991–2000 showed a sharp significant increase of summer temperatures over Italy starting from 1980. This phenomenon was particularly evident for mountain stations, where a significant temperature increase has been recorded also during the autumn. Moreover, the analysis of precipitation data permitted to point out that, starting from 1980, mountain stations have been affected by a significant increase of precipitation events during autumn and winter, while for the rest of the Italian territory a reduction of precipitations has been recorded during early spring. |
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| Keywords: | global warming Italian climatology climate anomalies temperature precipitation extreme events |
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