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Climatic Characteristics of August and Summer of 2007 and Long Term Trend of August and Summer Climate  

Shin, Im Chul (Data Management and Services Team, Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA))
Kim, Tae Ryong (Data Management and Services Team, Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA))
Lee, Eun-Jung (Data Management and Services Team, Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA))
Kim, Eun-Hee (Data Management and Services Team, Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA))
Kim, Eun Suk (Data Management and Services Team, Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA))
Park, Yeon Ok (Data Management and Services Team, Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA))
Bae, Sun-Hee (Data Management and Services Team, Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA))
Yi, Hi-Il (Ocean Environment and Characteristics Research Division, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute(KORDI))
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Atmosphere / v.17, no.4, 2007 , pp. 471-481 More about this Journal
Abstract
Temperature and precipitation, particularly August and summer, in the Korean peninsular are analyzed. The analyzed period is 1973-2007 for the Korean peninsular (that is, 60 meteorological station average). In addition, 100 year record (1908-2007) of temperature and precipitation in Seoul are also analyzed. Results indicate that the temperatures (mean, maximun, and minimum) of August and summer of 2007, both in Korean peninsular and Seoul, are higher than normal. The increasing rate of minimum temperature for the August and summer during the period from 1973 to 2007 shows greater than the mean and maximum temperature both in Korean peninsular and Seoul due to the global warming and urbanization. Number of tropical night days, defined by the days with above $25^{\circ}C$ in minimum temperature, shows increasing trend both in August and summer from 1973 to 2007 due to the combination effect of the global warming and urbanization. The amount of precipitation, both in August and summer, for Korean peninsular and Seoul shows increasing trend from 1973 to 2007, and 1908 to 2007, respectively. Amount of precipitation and rainy days, both August and summer, during 2000s show greater than those of the 1970s both in Korean peninsular and Seoul. Extreme rainy days (greater than 120mm/day, greater than 80mm/day, greater than 30mm in any 1-hour period and greater than 10mm in any 10-minute period) show increasing trend from 1973 to 2007 for both in August and in summer.
Keywords
Temperature; Precipitation; Climate Change; August; Summer; Seoul;
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