Warming Amplification of Minimum and Maximum Temperatures over High-Elevation Regions across the Globe |
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Authors: | Xiaohui Fan Qixiang Wang Mengben Wang Claudia Villarroel Jiménez |
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Institution: | 1 Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, ; 2 Dirección Meteorológica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ; University of Vigo, SPAIN, |
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Abstract: | An analysis of the annual mean temperature (TMEAN) (1961–2010) has revealed that warming amplification (altitudinal amplification and regional amplification) is a common feature of major high-elevation regions across the globe against the background of global warming since the mid-20th century. In this study, the authors further examine whether this holds for annual mean minimum temperature (TMIN) and annual mean maximum temperature (TMAX) (1961–2010) on a global scale. The extraction method of warming component of altitude, and the paired region comparison method were used in this study. Results show that a significant altitudinal amplification trend in TMIN (TMAX) is detected in all (four) of the six high-elevation regions tested, and the average magnitude of altitudinal amplification trend for TMIN (TMAX) 0.306±0.086 °C km-1(0.154±0.213 °C km-1)] is substantially larger (smaller) than TMEAN (0.230±0.073 °C km-1) during the period 1961–2010. For the five paired high- and low-elevation regions available, regional amplification is detected in the four high-elevation regions for TMIN and TMAX (respectively or as a whole). Qualitatively, highly (largely) consistent results are observed for TMIN (TMAX) compared with those for TMEAN. |
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