A maximum temperature forecasting method for the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul Un método de pronóstico de temperatura máxima para la ciudad de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul

Forecasting maximum temperature is very important for the population. In order to offer a way of forecasting this temperature, a method was adapted and tested based on the height of the layer with a dry adiabatic lapse rate. The database was formed over a period of three years: 1998, 1999 and 2000....

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Main Authors: Natalia Fedorova, M. H. de Carvalho, V. Levit, B. C. Marcelino, A. M. Gonçalves, E. P. Alves, E. Signorini, G. C. Pinheiro, J. Marques, V. M. de Oliveira, A. J. de Almeida, C. B. Botelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Argentino de Meteorólogos 2005-12-01
Series:Meteorologica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1850-468X2005000100006
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Summary:Forecasting maximum temperature is very important for the population. In order to offer a way of forecasting this temperature, a method was adapted and tested based on the height of the layer with a dry adiabatic lapse rate. The database was formed over a period of three years: 1998, 1999 and 2000. Determination and correlation coefficients were calculated in order to verify the method validity. Also, several statistical characteristics were determined and the observed and forecasted maximum temperature series were compared. The results show that the method tested is a good one, at least for the region of Pelotas.<br>La predicción de la temperatura máxima es muy importante para la población. Con el objeto de ofrecer un método de prever esta temperatura, fue adaptado y testado un método que es basado en la altura de la capa con gradiente vertical adiabático seco. La base de datos consistió de tres años: 1998, 1999 y 2000. Los coeficientes de determinación y de correlación fueran determinados y las dos series, temperatura máxima observada y temperatura máxima prevista, fueron comparadas. Los resultados muestran que el método testado es bueno, al menos, para la región de Pelotas.
ISSN:0325-187X
1850-468X