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Activity Number:
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343
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics and the Environment
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| Abstract - #310392 |
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Title:
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Is There a Weekend Effect in Diurnal Temperature Range?
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Author(s):
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Madhuri S. Mulekar*+ and Sytske Kimball
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Companies:
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University of South Alabama and University of South Alabama
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Address:
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307 Univ Blvd ILB 325, Mobile, AL, 36688,
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Keywords:
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weather ; temperature ; spectral analysis
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Abstract:
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Human activities have been linked to the changes in the earth's climate. Studies indicate increase in the global mean surface air temperature during the industrial growth period. Since human activities tend to follow weekly cycles, the existence of weekend effect on the surface air temperatures is suspected. Temperature data from four different stations is used to determine the existence of weekend effect in the diurnal temperature range and to estimate the size of the effect. The sites are located in coastal areas of Mississippi and Alabama in rural locations. Temperature (and other data) is collected every three seconds but will be averaged to appropriate time intervals in order to detect shorter (i.e., diurnal) and longer (i.e., monthly to annual) term cycles, including those that may be linked to human activity.
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