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Spatial covariability of the climatic parameters in the Greek area

✍ Scribed by Lolis, C.J.; Bartzokas, A.; Metaxas, D.A.


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
166 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0899-8418

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✦ Synopsis


In this work, 12 monthly climatic parameters of 49 Meteorological stations in Greece are classified according to their spatial covariability, in order to define groups of climatic elements having the same, characteristic, spatial distribution. The grouping of the parameters is achieved objectively by using the method of factor analysis. The analysis is applied to the winter months of January and February and to the summer months of July and August. In winter, the parameters are classified into four groups as follows: (i) maximum, mean and minimum temperature and, negatively, pressure and number of frost days; (ii) wind and, negatively, diurnal temperature range; (iii) precipitation; and (iv) cloudiness and relative humidity. In summer, the parameters are classified into three groups, namely: (i) precipitation, cloudiness and, negatively, minimum temperature; (ii) maximum and mean temperature, relative humidity; and (iii) wind. From the above groups the most interesting is group (i) of summer, as its parameters belong to different groups in winter. Finally, the study of the spatial distribution of the above groups showed that some depend on latitude, others on the continentality and others on the leeward or windward character of the various areas.


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