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Assessing the Polarization of Climate Phenomena Based on Long-Term Precipitation and Temperature Sequences

Version 1 : Received: 14 April 2023 / Approved: 17 April 2023 / Online: 17 April 2023 (03:16:45 CEST)

How to cite: Twaróg, B.S. Assessing the Polarization of Climate Phenomena Based on Long-Term Precipitation and Temperature Sequences. Preprints 2023, 2023040380. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0380.v1 Twaróg, B.S. Assessing the Polarization of Climate Phenomena Based on Long-Term Precipitation and Temperature Sequences. Preprints 2023, 2023040380. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0380.v1

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of monthly precipitation totals based on the GPCC database, and monthly mean temperatures (NOAA data) for 377 catchments distributed across the globe. The analysis included 110-year data sequences from 1901 to 2010 calculated from grid data with a spatial resolution of 0.5°x 0.5° longitude and latitude. Long-term sequences of precipitation and temperature were used to assess the polarization of climatic phenomena. The noticeable impact of polarization in the area of extreme changes in temperature and precipitation is related to anthropogenic factors such as greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and pollution, which affect ecosystem functioning, biodiversity, water resources and economies. The paper demonstrates the existence of trends related to the polarization of temperature and precipitation phenomena. The measures of polarization used in science are discussed. A simple measure of polarization was proposed and applied to both long-term sequences of monthly precipitation totals and monthly mean temperature. Due to the nature of the proposed polarization measure, other characteristics of the precipitation and temperature sequences are also presented as background for the discussion of the polarization index. The paper presents, for a selection of several hundred catchments from around the world, analyses of the assessment of precipitation and temperature trends using non-parametric tests. The trend analyses use Mann -Kendall tests at the 5% significance level. A Pettitt test was used to determine the trend change point for precipitation and temperature data. The whole is supported by rich graphical analyses and the results are presented tabularly.

Keywords

polarization of climatic phenomena; GPCC data; NOAA data; monthly precipitation; average temperature; climate trends; Mann Kendall test; Pettitt test

Subject

Social Sciences, Other

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