Regional tendencies of extreme wind characteristics in Hungary
Human activities have substantial effects on climate system and climate change will directly influence the global economy and society in the near future. Since change in the long-term mean climatic conditions will have significant consequences, the most important effects of climate change may come f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Advances in Science and Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.adv-sci-res.net/4/43/2010/asr-4-43-2010.pdf |
| Summary: | Human activities have substantial effects on climate system and climate
change will directly influence the global economy and society in the near
future. Since change in the long-term mean climatic conditions will have
significant consequences, the most important effects of climate change may
come from changes in the intensity and frequency of climatic extremes. It is
therefore of great interest to document and evaluate the extremes of
near-surface wind that could assist in estimating the regional effects of
climate change.
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Recently a research started on specifying the possible changes of wind
characteristics over Hungary. The study is based on 33-year-long (1975–2007)
wind (speed, direction, and gust) data sets of 36 Hungarian synoptic
meteorological stations. Spatial and temporal distributions of mean and
extreme wind climate characteristics were estimated, wind extremes and
trends were interpolated and mapped over the country. Finally, measured and
reanalysis (ERA-40) wind data were compared over Hungary. This might be
important in order to check the adaptability of climate simulation results
in estimation of regional climate change effects besides the direct
validitation of ERA-40 reanalysis data sets. |
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| ISSN: | 1992-0628 1992-0636 |