Open AccessStatistical Analysis of Recent Changes in Relative Humidity in Jordan
Author(s) -
Ahmed A. Abu-Taleb,
Ameen Alawneh,
Mohammad Smadi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of environmental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1558-3910
pISSN - 1553-345X
DOI - 10.3844/ajessp.2007.75.77
Subject(s) - relative humidity , statistical analysis , environmental science , statistics , mathematics , meteorology , geography
We examines recent changes in annual and seasonal relative humidity variations in Jordan. The analysis indicates an increasing trend in relative humidity at different stations. The analysis shows a significant increasing trend at Amman Airport Meteorological (AAM) station with a rate of increase 0.13% per year. These increasing trends are statistically significant during summer and autumn seasons. Finally, a major change point in the annual relative humidity occurred in 1979 at AAM statio