Early 21st Century Trends of Temperature Extremes over the Northwest Himalayas
The rising intensity and frequency of extreme temperature events are caused due to climate change and are likely to affect the entire world. In this context, the Himalayas are reported to be very sensitive to changes in temperature extremes. In this study, we investigate the variability of temperatu...
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| author | Akif Rahim Xiuquan Wang Neelam Javed Farhan Aziz Amina Jahangir Tahira Khurshid |
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| description | The rising intensity and frequency of extreme temperature events are caused due to climate change and are likely to affect the entire world. In this context, the Himalayas are reported to be very sensitive to changes in temperature extremes. In this study, we investigate the variability of temperature extremes over the Northwest Himalayas in the early 21st century (2000–2018). Here, we used 14 temperature indices recommended by ETCCDI (Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices). The present study reveals the trends of extreme temperature indices on the spatial scale for the western part of the Northwest Himalayas. The 14 temperature indices were used to assess the behavior of extreme temperature trends with their significance. This study reports that the northwestern region of the study area has a cooling effect due to an increase in the trends of cold spells, cold days/nights, and frost days, while the southwestern region significantly shows the warming effects due to the increasing trends in warm spells, warm days/nights, and summer days. On the other hand, the eastern region of the study area shows mixed behavior, i.e., some places show warm effects while some reveal cold effects in the early 21st century. Overall, this study implies the northwestern parts have cooling trends while the southwestern and southeastern parts have warming trends during the early 21st century. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f98056f0f494e248b701459cdc2cb552023-11-17T09:31:54ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332023-02-0114345410.3390/atmos14030454Early 21st Century Trends of Temperature Extremes over the Northwest HimalayasAkif Rahim0Xiuquan Wang1Neelam Javed2Farhan Aziz3Amina Jahangir4Tahira Khurshid5Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcá 129, Praha-Suchdol, 16500 Prague, Czech RepublicSchool of Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, CanadaPakistan Meteorological Department, Lahore 54000, PakistanSchool of Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, CanadaCentre for Integrated Mountain Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, PakistanCollege of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, PakistanThe rising intensity and frequency of extreme temperature events are caused due to climate change and are likely to affect the entire world. In this context, the Himalayas are reported to be very sensitive to changes in temperature extremes. In this study, we investigate the variability of temperature extremes over the Northwest Himalayas in the early 21st century (2000–2018). Here, we used 14 temperature indices recommended by ETCCDI (Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices). The present study reveals the trends of extreme temperature indices on the spatial scale for the western part of the Northwest Himalayas. The 14 temperature indices were used to assess the behavior of extreme temperature trends with their significance. This study reports that the northwestern region of the study area has a cooling effect due to an increase in the trends of cold spells, cold days/nights, and frost days, while the southwestern region significantly shows the warming effects due to the increasing trends in warm spells, warm days/nights, and summer days. On the other hand, the eastern region of the study area shows mixed behavior, i.e., some places show warm effects while some reveal cold effects in the early 21st century. Overall, this study implies the northwestern parts have cooling trends while the southwestern and southeastern parts have warming trends during the early 21st century.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/3/454climate changetemperature extreme indicestrendsWestern Himalayas |
| spellingShingle | Akif Rahim Xiuquan Wang Neelam Javed Farhan Aziz Amina Jahangir Tahira Khurshid Early 21st Century Trends of Temperature Extremes over the Northwest Himalayas Atmosphere climate change temperature extreme indices trends Western Himalayas |
| title | Early 21st Century Trends of Temperature Extremes over the Northwest Himalayas |
| title_full | Early 21st Century Trends of Temperature Extremes over the Northwest Himalayas |
| title_fullStr | Early 21st Century Trends of Temperature Extremes over the Northwest Himalayas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early 21st Century Trends of Temperature Extremes over the Northwest Himalayas |
| title_short | Early 21st Century Trends of Temperature Extremes over the Northwest Himalayas |
| title_sort | early 21st century trends of temperature extremes over the northwest himalayas |
| topic | climate change temperature extreme indices trends Western Himalayas |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/3/454 |
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