Temporal and spatial analysis of climate change at northern Jordanian Badia
Joint Authors
Abu Sada, Ala
Abu al-Liban, Mahmud
al-Malabeh, Ahmad
Source
The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.87-93, 7 p.
Publisher
The Hashemite University Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
- Global warming
- Nomadism
- Climatic changes
- Atmospheric temperature
- Carbon dioxide
- Jordan
- Climate
- Precipitation
- Rain
- Environmental problems
- Climatic factors
Abstract EN
Scientific evidence continues to mount that the earth’s climate is changing rapidly.
Global average surface temperatures have increased by about 0.7 degree Celsius since the beginning of the 20th century, and nine of the ten warmest years on record have occurred during the 21st century.
Climate change is among the biggest threats that face humanity.
As temperature and precipitation patterns change, the delicate balance of climate, weather events and life is disrupted.
The present paper aims at investigating the impact of climate change on air temperature and annual precipitation in the Jordanian Badia, which has fragile environmental ecosystems.
Meteorological data for six meteorological stations in the Badia (Mafraq, Safawi, Rwaished, Azraq, Um El-Jumal, and Ramtha) in addition to Dara’a at south Syria, and Turaif and Guriat at North Saudi-Arabia obtained from the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the USA national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) are used to identify the changes in air temperature and precipitation.
The statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) is utilized to retrieve a regression trend between atmospheric carbon dioxide and ambient air temperature and to project future air temperatures at the nine stations considered in this study.
Findings indicate that air temperature is increasing at an annual rate of 0.02-0.06 °C/year and annual precipitation is decreasing at an annual rate 2.6-0.5 mm/year.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abu Sada, Ala& Abu al-Liban, Mahmud& al-Malabeh, Ahmad. 2015. Temporal and spatial analysis of climate change at northern Jordanian Badia. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences،Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.87-93.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-766323
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abu Sada, Ala…[et al.]. Temporal and spatial analysis of climate change at northern Jordanian Badia. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences Vol. 7, no. 2 (Dec. 2015), pp.87-93.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-766323
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abu Sada, Ala& Abu al-Liban, Mahmud& al-Malabeh, Ahmad. Temporal and spatial analysis of climate change at northern Jordanian Badia. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. 2015. Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.87-93.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-766323
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 93
Record ID
BIM-766323