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Exposure, instrumentation, and observing practice effects on land temperature measurements

Trewin, Blair·2010·WIREs Climate Change

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To monitor climate change adequately and determine the extent to which anthropogenic influences are contributing to observed climate change, it is critical to have land temperature data of a high standard. In particular, it is important to have temperature data whose changes reflect changes in the climate and not changes in other circumstances under which the temperatures were taken. There are numerous factors that can affect land temperature records. Among the most common are changes in instrumentation, changes in local site condition in situ (through urbanization or for other reasons), site relocations, and changes in observing practices. All have the potential, if uncorrected, to have impacts on temperature records at individual locations similar to or greater than the observed century‐scale global warming trend. A number of techniques exist to identify these influences and correct data to take them into account. These have been applied in various ways in climate change analyses and in major data sets used for the assessment of long‐term climate change. These techniques are not perfect and numerous uncertainties remain, especially with respect to daily and sub‐daily temperature data. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This article is categorized under: Paleoclimates and Current Trends > Modern Climate Change

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Authors
Trewin, B.
Affiliations
Bureau of Meteorology (AU)
Corresponding author
Trewin, Blair
Venue
WIREs Climate Change
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-04-21
Volume
1
Issue
4
Pages
490-506
ISSN
  • 1757-7780 (ISSN-L)
  • 1757-7799
OpenAlex
W1895650379
Cited by
153
References
93
Citations by year
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4.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate variability and models
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Environmental Impact
Keywords
land surface temperature, urban heat island, site relocation, urbanization impacts, data homogenization, climate change detection

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