Changes in sunshine duration are correlated with changes in daily temperature range this century: An analysis of Swiss climatological data
Martine Rebetez & Martin Beniston
| Résumé |
Analyses of the relationship between trends in daily temperature
range and those of sunshine duration in the Swiss Alps show a
strong correlation at lower elevation sites. The decrease in daily
temperature range is associated with a corresponding decrease in
sunshine duration. At high elevations, however, this relationship
is absent. The decrease in daily temperature range observed this
century at lower elevation sites is inferred to be a consequence of
an increase in low-level cloudiness. Higher elevation sites lie
above the low-level cloud layers and the moisture-laden lower
atmospheric boundary layer and as a result do not exhibit the same
trends. |
| Mots-clés |
CLIMATE-CHANGE, AUSTRALIA, MAXIMUM, MINIMUM |
| Citation | Rebetez, M., & Beniston, M. (1998). Changes in sunshine duration are correlated with changes in daily temperature range this century: An analysis of Swiss climatological data. Geophysical Research Letters, 25(19), 3611-3613. |
| Type | Article de périodique (Français) |
| Date de publication | 1998 |
| Nom du périodique | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Volume | 25 |
| Numéro | 19 |
| Pages | 3611-3613 |