Variability of minimum temperature across Libya (1945-2009)

Ageena, I, Macdonald, N ORCID: 0000-0003-0350-7096 and Morse, AP ORCID: 0000-0002-0413-2065 (2013) Variability of minimum temperature across Libya (1945-2009) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY, 33 (3). pp. 641-653. ISSN 0899-8418, 1097-0088

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Abstract

Daily and monthly minimum temperature data from 15 meteorological stations were analysed during the period 1945-2009. The spatial and temporal variability in the daily and monthly temperatures were examined, with daily minimum temperature for eight coastal stations during the period 1956-2009 (only monthly data is available for the coastal station at Nalute) and the monthly minimum temperature for the period 1945-2009 from six inland stations. Five distinct 10 year interval blocks (with the exception of the last 9 years for the eight coastal stations and 7 years for inland stations) are analysed to examine temperature patterns across Libya. The annual minimum temperature over the last 27 years (1983-2009) for the majority of coastal stations identified significant warming in the minimum temperature. The mean annual minimum temperature at all study stations (1945-2009) identified significant increases in the minimum temperature, with significant changes in annual minimum temperature over the last 32 years (1978-2009) for the majority of the coastal and inland stations across Libya. Significant changes in minimum seasonal temperature for 33/32 year intervals (1945-1977 and 1978-2009) are identified in the summer (56%) and autumn (67%) at coastal stations (67%) and inland stations (50%). © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	## TULIP Type: Articles/Papers (Journal) ##
Uncontrolled Keywords:	climate, synoptic stations, warming, minimum temperature, temperature variability, Libya
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	11 Apr 2016 14:01
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2026 08:15
DOI:	10.1002/joc.3452
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3000218
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