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Changes in cold extremes in Sweden based on daily minimum temperatures for the period 1951-2014

Poblete Broccolo, Fabiola LU (2015) FYSK01 20151
Department of Physics
Combustion Physics
Abstract
Increases in global mean temperatures have caused the climate to change, affecting the frequency and magnitude of extreme events. Series of daily minimum temperatures for the period 1951-2014 has been analyzed in Sweden. It was found that cold extremes such as frost days, cold spells and annual minimum temperatures all show significant warming trends with a statistical significance of 90%. Frost days show a decrease of 0.4 frost days/year and days below the 10th percentile show a decrease of 0.3 days/year. Annual minimum temperatures have increased by 0.07 °C/year. There are more southerly stations than northerly showing warming trends, although they are not significant. From a societal perspective a decrease in cold extremes would... (More)
Increases in global mean temperatures have caused the climate to change, affecting the frequency and magnitude of extreme events. Series of daily minimum temperatures for the period 1951-2014 has been analyzed in Sweden. It was found that cold extremes such as frost days, cold spells and annual minimum temperatures all show significant warming trends with a statistical significance of 90%. Frost days show a decrease of 0.4 frost days/year and days below the 10th percentile show a decrease of 0.3 days/year. Annual minimum temperatures have increased by 0.07 °C/year. There are more southerly stations than northerly showing warming trends, although they are not significant. From a societal perspective a decrease in cold extremes would indicate that wildlife, agriculture and energy sectors will have to adapt to a different climate. The Swedish society must thus consider its vulnerability and exposure within different sectors and systems and make decisions regarding climate adaptation. (Less)
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author
Poblete Broccolo, Fabiola LU
supervisor
organization
course
FYSK01 20151
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Temperature extremes, global warming, climate change, extreme events, Sweden, Temperature
language
English
id
5463279
date added to LUP
2015-06-03 22:43:49
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2015-06-03 22:43:49
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  abstract     = {{Increases in global mean temperatures have caused the climate to change, affecting the frequency and magnitude of extreme events. Series of daily minimum temperatures for the period 1951-2014 has been analyzed in Sweden. It was found that cold extremes such as frost days, cold spells and annual minimum temperatures all show significant warming trends with a statistical significance of 90%. Frost days show a decrease of 0.4 frost days/year and days below the 10th percentile show a decrease of 0.3 days/year. Annual minimum temperatures have increased by 0.07 °C/year. There are more southerly stations than northerly showing warming trends, although they are not significant. From a societal perspective a decrease in cold extremes would indicate that wildlife, agriculture and energy sectors will have to adapt to a different climate. The Swedish society must thus consider its vulnerability and exposure within different sectors and systems and make decisions regarding climate adaptation.}},
  author       = {{Poblete Broccolo, Fabiola}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Changes in cold extremes in Sweden based on daily minimum temperatures for the period 1951-2014}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}