Spatial-temporal variability of air temperatures in Serbia in the period 1961-2010

  • Milovanovic B
  • Schuster P
  • Radovanovic M
  • et al.
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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the spatial and temporal variability of the average monthly, seasonal and annual air temperatures in Serbia. Therefore, data from 64 climatologic stations were analyzed in the period from 1961 to 2010. Based on the data, on the position of the stations (their latitude, longitude, altitude), and the characteristics of the terrain in their vicinity (inclination and terrain exposure in a radius of 10 km around the station), a regression model was constructed based on which air temperatures are interpolated for the territory of Serbia. The root- mean-square error (RMSE) of the regression model ranged from 0.2 ºC in January, February and November to 1.1 ºC in August. Spatial distribution of air temperatures is shown (maps of mean monthly, mean seasonal and mean annual air temperatures are made), and the Sen's procedure was used to calculate trends of air temperatures (maps of average monthly, mean seasonal and mean annual trends of air temperatures). The Mann-Kendall test was used to test the significance of air temperature trends. Apart from the southeast, the whole territory of Serbia has practically experienced a statistically significant rise in the average annual air temperature, with the highest increase in the summer and winter months.

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Milovanovic, B., Schuster, P., Radovanovic, M., Ristic-Vakanjac, V., Schneider, C., & Milivojevic, M. (2018). Spatial-temporal variability of air temperatures in Serbia in the period 1961-2010. Journal of the Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijic, SASA, 68(2), 157–175. https://doi.org/10.2298/ijgi1802157m

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