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• TITLE: Spatial-Temporal Variations in January Temperature in Pakistan and Their Possible Links with SLP and 500-hPa Levels over the Period of 1950-2000: A Geographical Approach

  AUTHORS: Iftikhar Ahmad, Romana Ambreen, Shahzad Sultan, Zhaobo Sun, Weitao Deng

  KEYWORDS: Pakistan, January Temperature, Interannual Variability, Spatial Variations, Empirical Orthogonal Function

  JOURNAL NAME: Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Vol.4 No.4, September 9, 2014

  ABSTRACT: By making use of Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis the spatial and temporal variability was investigated in January over the period of 1950 to 2000 in Pakistan. The analysis is based on the combination of ground observed mean monthly temperature data and National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data of sea level pressure (SLP) and 500-hPa fields. The results reasonably reveal that the variation in January temperature have links with global teleconnections at SLP and 500-hPa pressure heights. The analysis shows variability at interannual to interdecadal time scale. The interannual variation is more prominent than the interdecadal signal of temperature anomaly. The simulated coefficient patterns show reasonable variation with regional detail from south (north) to north (south) in the study area. The study could be useful as baseline information for climate change studies in Pakistan.