Recent United Kingdom and global temperature variations

Timothy J. Osborn; Phil D. Jones; Manoj Joshi

doi:10.1002/wea.3174

Recent United Kingdom and global temperature variations

Timothy J. Osborn, Phil D. Jones, Manoj Joshi

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Abstract

Recent temperature changes have been notable at both global and UK scales, such as the rate of global warming in the early 2000s followed by record warmth in 2015 and 2016, and the relative warmth in the UK during the last two decades that was interrupted by a spell of mostly cooler years from 2008 to 2013 (though 2011 was warm and all but 2010 remained above the long-term mean). The aim of this paper is threefold: to provide a brief review of the key issues in observing the Earth’s surface temperature, to present an update of these temperature time series to show the latest changes, and to discuss some of the mechanisms that have contributed to the observed changes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323–329
Number of pages	7
Journal	Weather
Volume	72
Issue number	11
Early online date	8 Nov 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.3174
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017

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Philip Jones
- P.Jonesuea.acuk
- School of Environmental Sciences - Emeritus Professor
- Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - Member
- Climatic Research Unit - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Honorary, Member, Research Group Member
Manoj Joshi
- M.Joshiuea.acuk
- School of Environmental Sciences - Professor of Climate Dynamics
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Member
- Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - Member
- Climatic Research Unit - Member
- ClimateUEA - Steering Committee Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
Timothy Osborn
- T.Osbornuea.acuk
- School of Environmental Sciences - Professor of Climate Science
- Water Security Research Centre - Member
- Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - Member
- Climatic Research Unit - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching & Research

NCAS 2017-18
Reeves, C., Joshi, M., Manning, A., Oram, D., Osborn, T., Forster, G. & Harris, I.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/04/17 → 31/03/18
Project: Research
Securing Multidisciplinary UndeRstanding and Prediction of Hiatus and Surge events (SMURPHS)
Forster, P., Osborn, T., Allan, R., Collins, M., Drijfhout, S., Hegerl, P., Joshi, M. & Sinha, B.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/12/15 → 31/08/20
Project: Research

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Securing Multidisciplinary UndeRstanding and Prediction of Hiatus and Surge events (SMURPHS)

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