91959bb6-d54d-48de-991c-1764fca998db eng Ev-K2-CNR +39 035 3230511 +39 035 3230551 Via San Bernardino 145 Bergamo BG 24126 Italy metadata@evk2cnr.org http://www.evk2cnr.org/ 2012-03-09T12:28:02 ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 Study of temperature and precipitation variations in Italy based on surface instrumental observations 2006-12-10T00:00:00 Global and Planetary Change (2007) Volume: 57, 3-4 308-318 Global and Planetary Change (2007) Volume: 57, Issue: 3-4, Pages: 308-318 Global and Planetary Change (2007) Volume: 57, 09218181 In this paper we present a study concerning the climatic behaviour of two principal observables, temperature and precipitation as obtained from the measurements carried out at 50 Italian meteorological stations, since 1961. Analyses of WMO Climate Normals (CliNo) from 1961 to 1990 have been performed dividing the 50 Italian stations in three different classes: mountain (11 stations), continental (17) and coastal areas (21). The comparison of the CliNo 1961-1990 with the trend of temperature and precipitation for the period 1991-2000 showed a sharp significant increase of summer temperatures over Italy starting from 1980. This phenomenon was particularly evident for mountain stations, where a significant temperature increase has been recorded also during the autumn. Moreover, the analysis of precipitation data permitted to point out that, starting from 1980, mountain stations have been affected by a significant increase of precipitation events during autumn and winter, while for the rest of the Italian territory a reduction of precipitations has been recorded during early spring. Tiziano Colombo Italian Air Force Meteorological Service – C.A.M.M. Mt. Cimone Via delle Ville, 40 Sestola MO 41029 Italy tiziano.col@tiscalinet.it Elsevier Science Publishing Company nlinfo@sciencedirect.com http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home Vinicio Pelino Italian Air Force, CNMCA Via di Pratica Di Mare, Pratica di Mare ROMA I-00040 Italy pelino@ meteoam.it Stefania Vergari Italian Air Force, CNMCA Via di Pratica Di Mare, Italy Pratica di Mare ROMA I-00040 Italy vergari@ meteoam.it Paolo Cristofanelli Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) - CNR +39 0516399597 +39 0516399652 Via Gobetti,101 Bologna BO 40129 Italy p.cristofanelli@isac.cnr.it http://www.isac.cnr.it/ Paolo Bonasoni Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) - CNR +39 0516399590 +39 0516399652 Via Gobetti,101 Bologna BO 40129 Italy p.bonasoni@isac.cnr.it www.isac.cnr.it https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/eng/resources.get?uuid=91959bb6-d54d-48de-991c-1764fca998db&fname=mountain_witness__s.png thumbnail png SHARE climate anomalies extreme events global warming italian climatology temperature precipitation Italy eng climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 6.62397 18.5144 36.6492 47.0946 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921818106003250 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related Abstract:"Study of temperature and precipitation variations in Italy based on surface instrumental observations". "Study of temperature and precipitation variations in Italy based on surface instrumental observations". Global and Planetary Change (2007) Volume: 57, Issue: 3-4, Pages: 308-318. Colombo, T., Pelino, V., Vergari, S., Cristofanelli, P., Bonasoni, P.