Climate change in Ireland - recent trends in temperature and precipitation

Auteurs :
MCELWAIN, L.
SWEENEY, J.

Description :
This paper presents an assessment of indicators of climate change in Ireland over the past century. Trends are examined in order to determine the magnitude and direction of ongoing climate change. Although detection of a trend is difficult due to the influence of the North Atlantic Ocean, it is concluded that Irish climate is following similar trajectories to those predicted by global climate models. Climatic variables investigated included the key temperature and precipitation data series from the Irish synoptic station network. Secondary climate indicators such as frequency of hot and cold days were found to reveal more variable trends.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Irish geography, issn : 0075-0778, 2003, vol. 36, n°. 2, p. 97-111, nombre de pages : 15, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 30 ref.

Date :
2003

Editeur :
Pays édition : Irlande, Dublin, Geographical Society of Ireland