| Abstract: | Adjustments to data observed at pairs of climate stations have been recommended to remove the biases introduced by differences between the stations in time of observation, temperature instrumentatios, latitude, and elevation. A new network of climate stations, located in rural settings, permits comparisons of temperatures for several pairs of stations without two of the biases (time of observation and instrurtientation). The daily, monthly, and annual minimum, maximum, and mean temperatures were compared for five pairs of stations included in the U.S. Climate Reference Network. Significant differences were found between the paired stations in the annual minimum, maximum, and mean temperatures for all five pairs of stations. Adjustments for latitude and elevation differences contributed to greater differences in mean annual temperature for four of the five stations. Lapse rates computed from the mean annual temperature differences between station pairs differed from a constant value, whether or not latitude adjustments were made to the data. The results suggest that microclimate influences on temperatures observed at nearby (horizontally and vertically) stations are potentially much greater than influences that might be due to latitude or elevation differences between the stations. ?? 2005 American Meteorological Society. |
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| Citation Author: | Gallo, K. P. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Climate |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Evaluation of temperature differences for paired stations of the U.S. Climate Reference Network; 2005; Article; Journal; Journal of Climate; Gallo, K. P. |
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| Citation Volume: | 18 |
| Citation Year: | 2005 |
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| Text: | Evaluation of temperature differences for paired stations of the U.S. Climate Reference Network; 2005; Article; Journal; Journal of Climate; Gallo, K. P. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3358.1 |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00 -0600 |
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