SEMIARID CLIMATE TREND IN GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PERSPECTIVES; THE CASE OF ARARIPINA IN PERNAMBUCO

Authors

  • Francinete Francis Lacerda Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco image/svg+xml
  • Paulo Nobre National Institute for Space Research image/svg+xml
  • Maria do Carmo Martins Sobral Federal University of Pernambuco image/svg+xml
  • Geraldo Majella Bezerra Lopes Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco image/svg+xml
  • Eduardo Delgado Assad Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/rdg.v31i0.114843

Keywords:

climate change scenarios, aridization, temperature extremes

Abstract

This article shows results of a research carried out for the semiarid of Pernambuco, Brazil using daily time series of temperature and precipitation over 40 years, with future scenarios of climate change for the period 2010-2050. To determine present and future climate change trends, water balance results and outputs of the regional atmospheric model ETA nestled in global scenario of climate model nested in two global climate models HadCM3 and BESM were used. The results showed increased trend in maximum temperature, reducing minimum temperatures, reduced average annual rainfall, indicating tendency to aridization in the region. 

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Author Biography

  • Francinete Francis Lacerda, Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco
    Climatologista - Dra. ligada ao Departamento de Pesquisa do IPA

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Published

2016-07-24

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How to Cite

Lacerda, F. F., Nobre, P., Sobral, M. do C. M., Lopes, G. M. B., & Assad, E. D. (2016). SEMIARID CLIMATE TREND IN GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PERSPECTIVES; THE CASE OF ARARIPINA IN PERNAMBUCO. Revista Do Departamento De Geografia, 31, 132-141. https://doi.org/10.11606/rdg.v31i0.114843