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Shift changes and monotonic trends in autocorrelated temperature series over Iran

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Abstract

Temperature data from 29 synoptic stations in Iran for a period of 40 years (1966–2005) were analyzed to test for the existence of monotonic trends and shift changes in the annual, seasonal, and monthly mean air temperature series using the Mann–Kendall and Mann–Whitney tests. The influences of significant lag-1 serial correlation were eliminated from data by the trend-free pre-whitening method prior to the trend analysis. The magnitude of the temperature trends was derived from the Theil–Sen’s slope estimator. It was found that annual mean air temperature increased at 25 out of the 29 stations, of which 17 stations showed significant monotonic trends. The magnitude of the annual mean air temperature trends averagely was (+)0.224°C per decade. Most of the stations with the significant positive monotonic trends had a significant upward shift change. The analysis indicated that the change point year of the significant upward shift changes was 1972 for the whole stations except the coastal ones. Moreover, the strongest monotonic increasing trends and upward shift changes were observed in summer especially in August and September. The spatial analysis of the mean air temperature trends revealed the highest numbers of significant monotonic trends in the big cities of Iran. These findings provide more insights for better understanding of regional temperature behavior in the study area.

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The authors would like to thank the Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organization (IRIMO) for the air temperature data. Helpful comments from two anonymous referees are greatly appreciated.

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  1. Department of Water Engineering, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran

    Hossein Tabari

  2. Young Researchers Club, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

    P. Hosseinzadeh Talaee

  3. Young Researchers Club, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

    Azadeh Ezani

  4. Department of Water Engineering, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

    B. Shifteh Some’e

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Tabari, H., Hosseinzadeh Talaee, P., Ezani, A. et al. Shift changes and monotonic trends in autocorrelated temperature series over Iran. Theor Appl Climatol 109, 95–108 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-011-0568-8

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