Atlas of Probabilities of Surface Temperature Extremes. Part . Southern Hemisphere

Abstract

The method for calculating warm and cold temperature extremes, described in Part I for the Northern Hemisphere, is used in this report (Part II) for an analogous presentation in the Southern Hemisphere. A bias in the estimates of cold temperature extremes for the Southern Hemisphere is discussed and evaluated in this report, resulting in development of a new set of regression equations to depict cold temperature extremes. The resulting Southern Hemisphere maps of the 1-, 5-, and 10-percent warm temperatures, and the 1-, 5-, 10-, and 20-percent cold temperatures for the warmest and coldest months, respectively, are presented. Parts I and II of this report together provide a global representation of warm and cold surface temperature extremes for use in systems design and operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 27, 1976
Accession Number
ADA038237

Entities

People

  • Arthur J. Kantor
  • Paul Tattelman

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Climate Change
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Geographic Regions
  • Hemispheres
  • High Temperature
  • Isotherms
  • Meteorology
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Probability
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Standards
  • Surface Temperature
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Regression Analysis.