Extreme summer temperatures in Western Europe

We discuss the evolution of summer temperature extremes over Western Europe during 1961–2004 in the context of current climate warming. Using a parametric approach, we investigate the role of properties and changes in probability density functions of daily temperatures in modifying the fre...

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Main Authors: C. Simolo, M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-02-01
Series:Advances in Science and Research
Online Access:http://www.adv-sci-res.net/8/5/2012/asr-8-5-2012.pdf
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spelling doaj-071ceded8a9d4c26adb4b0b499f278db2020-11-25T02:34:24ZengCopernicus PublicationsAdvances in Science and Research1992-06281992-06362012-02-0185910.5194/asr-8-5-2012Extreme summer temperatures in Western EuropeC. Simolo0M. Brunetti1M. Maugeri2T. Nanni3Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council (ISAC-CNR), Bologna, ItalyInstitute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council (ISAC-CNR), Bologna, ItalyInstitute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council (ISAC-CNR), Bologna, ItalyInstitute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council (ISAC-CNR), Bologna, ItalyWe discuss the evolution of summer temperature extremes over Western Europe during 1961–2004 in the context of current climate warming. Using a parametric approach, we investigate the role of properties and changes in probability density functions of daily temperatures in modifying the frequency of severe, isolated events. In this perspective, the recent intensification of extremely warm events over Europe turns out to be well consistent with a pure, nonuniform shift of mean values, with no room for conjectures about increasing temperature variability.http://www.adv-sci-res.net/8/5/2012/asr-8-5-2012.pdf
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M. Maugeri
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Extreme summer temperatures in Western Europe
Advances in Science and Research
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title Extreme summer temperatures in Western Europe
title_short Extreme summer temperatures in Western Europe
title_full Extreme summer temperatures in Western Europe
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1992-0636
publishDate 2012-02-01
description We discuss the evolution of summer temperature extremes over Western Europe during 1961–2004 in the context of current climate warming. Using a parametric approach, we investigate the role of properties and changes in probability density functions of daily temperatures in modifying the frequency of severe, isolated events. In this perspective, the recent intensification of extremely warm events over Europe turns out to be well consistent with a pure, nonuniform shift of mean values, with no room for conjectures about increasing temperature variability.
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