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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 225-233 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Global Warming |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Indian Ocean dipole
- anthropogenic forcing agents
- climate Persian Gulf
- climate UAE
- land near-surface air warming UAE
- regional warming
- relative atmospheric humidity
- temperatures UAE
- warming anomaly
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Global and Planetary Change
- Atmospheric Science
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
