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Article: Changes in Frequency of Precipitation Types Associated with Surface Air Temperature over Northern Eurasia during 1936-90
- Article from:
- Journal of Climate
- Article date:
- November 15, 2008
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ABSTRACT
Potential benefits or disadvantages of increasing precipitation in high-latitude regions under a warming climate are dependent on how and in what form the precipitation occurs. Precipitation frequency and type are equally as important as quantity and intensity to understanding the seasonally of hydrological cycles and the health of the ecosystem in high-latitude regions. This study uses daily historical synoptic observation records during 1936-90 over the former USSR to reveal associations between the frequency of precipitation types (rainfall, snowfall, mixed solid and liquid, and wet days of all types) and surface air temperatures to determine potential changes in precipitation ...