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COMMENT ON ‘HISTORICAL THERMOMETER EXPOSURES IN AUSTRALIA’ BY N. NICHOLLS ET AL .
Author(s) -
HUGHES WARWICK S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0899-8418
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0088(199702)17:2<197::aid-joc113>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - thermometer , climatology , classification of discontinuities , environmental science , meteorology , geography , geology , mathematics , physics , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics
Abstract This short note presents seasonal time series for the 1888–1946 period of Adelaide temperature records comparing Glaisher stand and Stevenson screen data, as examined by Nicholls et al. . Site changes and a station move may account for discontinuities in the seasonal trends, which make the data unrepresentative as a test of comparative thermometer exposure. Research directions are suggested that may cast light on these problems in the data. © 1997 by the Royal Meteorological Society.