Open AccessResearch Spotlight: Nonuniform data created spurious trend in sunshine hours
Author(s) -
Kumar Mohi,
Ofori Leslie,
Tretkoff Ernie
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo091i028p00252-04
Subject(s) - spurious relationship , climate change , natural (archaeology) , climatology , sunshine duration , environmental science , global warming , meteorology , geography , geology , statistics , mathematics , oceanography , precipitation , archaeology
With climate change an increasingly important scientific and political issue, it is essential to have an accurate picture of the causes of regional climate changes. In most cases, warming has been related to a combination of anthropogenic and natural factors. However, regional data are often nonuniform and can be difficult to analyze, sometimes leading to incorrect conclusions.