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Central England temperatures: long‐term variability and teleconnections
Author(s) -
Benner Timothy C.
Publication year - 1999
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(19990330)19:4<391::aid-joc365>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - teleconnection , climatology , north atlantic oscillation , environmental science , term (time) , solar irradiance , southern oscillation , climate change , climate system , climatic variability , pacific decadal oscillation , el niño southern oscillation , spectral analysis , geography , meteorology , geology , oceanography , physics , quantum mechanics , spectroscopy
Past long‐term climate variability is important for the prediction of both future climate and human impacts on climate. Teleconnections help to reveal the interactions between the components of the climate system. This research examines the central England temperature record from 1659 to 1997, both for its own variability and for its relationship to other climatic records. Results support a possible warming trend, especially in recent years. Four independent spectral analyses show several common, prominent periods of oscillation in the record, from a few years to nearly two centuries. Wavelet analysis emphasizes the non‐stationary nature of this variability. Temperatures may be related to solar irradiance and sunspot numbers over long periods. They show a connection to the North Atlantic Oscillation, especially over periods of 7–8 years. However, they show no apparent relationship to the El Niño–Southern Oscillation. Copyright © 1999 Royal Meteorological Society