The complexity of regional warming in the United Arab Emirates in the period 1982-2009
by Walter Conca, Khaled Al-Nuaimi, Nicolaas Nagelkerke
International Journal of Global Warming (IJGW), Vol. 2, No. 3, 2010

Abstract: Increases in atmospheric temperature are a global phenomenon, but reports of regional climate changes are scarce. Since no long-term air temperature and humidity data were reported from the UAE we obtained routinely collected weather data from three airports in the Emirates. Over the period 1982-2009 in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Al Ain the mean annual temperature increased by up to +3°C. Increases were not linear but showed a distinct warming anomaly in 1998 perhaps reflecting naturally occurring climate dynamics as well as local anthropogenic forcing. Over the same period of time, relative humidity decreased suggesting further desertification.

Online publication date: Fri, 22-Oct-2010

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