TY - JOUR
T1 - Precipitation in the British Isles: an analysis of area-average data updated to 1995
AU - Jones, PD
AU - Conway, D
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - This paper updates precipitation series forEngland and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for 1990 and 1995 A new precipitation series for the whole of Ireland for 1840 to 1995 is developed. Redent changes in seasonal precipitation totals in all three regions are discussed. In all regions, recent precipitation in winter (DJF) has increased and summer (JJA) precipitation has decreased. This trend is most evident in Scotland, where the November to April total for 1986 to 1995 is 30 per cent more than corresponding values in 1951 to 1980. For England and Wales the 1995 summer was the driest in the record, with 7 mm less rainfall than in 1976, the previous driest summer. Over Scotland and Ireland the 1995 summer was also dry but not as exceptional.
AB - This paper updates precipitation series forEngland and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for 1990 and 1995 A new precipitation series for the whole of Ireland for 1840 to 1995 is developed. Redent changes in seasonal precipitation totals in all three regions are discussed. In all regions, recent precipitation in winter (DJF) has increased and summer (JJA) precipitation has decreased. This trend is most evident in Scotland, where the November to April total for 1986 to 1995 is 30 per cent more than corresponding values in 1951 to 1980. For England and Wales the 1995 summer was the driest in the record, with 7 mm less rainfall than in 1976, the previous driest summer. Over Scotland and Ireland the 1995 summer was also dry but not as exceptional.
U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19970330)17:4<427::AID-JOC139>3.0.CO;2-Q
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19970330)17:4<427::AID-JOC139>3.0.CO;2-Q
M3 - Article
SN - 1097-0088
VL - 17
SP - 427
EP - 438
JO - International Journal of Climatology
JF - International Journal of Climatology
IS - 4
ER -