Statistical downscaling and attribution of air temperature change patterns in the Valencia region (1948-2011)

Magnitude of temperature change (°C) for the annual averages of maximum (centre) and minimum (right) temperatures, between the 1948 and 1979 period and the last 15 years of analyzed series (1997-2011). It is based on a statistical downscaling to reconstruct a large number of incomplete observed series in the Valencia region for the NCEP-NCAR reanalysis availability period (since 1948) and 90 × 90 m spatial interpolation. Sub-regional and local climate change patterns are revealed. Relief is included (left) for reference.