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Geo-spatial analysis of temporal trends of temperature and its extremes over India using daily gridded (1°×1°) temperature data of 1969–2005

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Daily gridded (1°×1°) temperature data (1969–2005) were used to detect spatial patterns of temporal trends of maximum and minimum temperature (monthly and seasonal), growing degree days (GDDs) over the crop-growing season (kharif, rabi, and zaid) and annual frequencies of temperature extremes over India. The direction and magnitude of trends, at each grid level, were estimated using the Mann–Kendall statistics (α = 0.05) and further assessed at the homogeneous temperature regions using a field significance test (α=0.05). General warming trends were observed over India with considerable variations in direction and magnitude over space and time. The spatial extent and the magnitude of the increasing trends of minimum temperature (0.02–0.04 °C year−1) were found to be higher than that of maximum temperature (0.01–0.02 °C year−1) during winter and pre-monsoon seasons. Significant negative trends of minimum temperature were found over eastern India during the monsoon months. Such trends were also observed for the maximum temperature over northern and eastern parts, particularly in the winter month of January. The general warming patterns also changed the thermal environment of the crop-growing season causing significant increase in GDDs during kharif and rabi seasons across India. The warming climate has also caused significant increase in occurrences of hot extremes such as hot days and hot nights, and significant decrease in cold extremes such as cold days and cold nights.

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The India Meteorological Department is duly acknowledged for providing gridded temperature data. The authors are grateful to anonymous reviewers and editor for their valuable suggestions.

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  1. Agricultural Sciences and Applications Group, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organization, Balanagar, Hyderabad, 500037, India

    Abhishek Chakraborty, M V R Seshasai, S V C Kameswara Rao & V K Dadhwal

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Chakraborty, A., Seshasai, M.V.R., Rao, S.V.C.K. et al. Geo-spatial analysis of temporal trends of temperature and its extremes over India using daily gridded (1°×1°) temperature data of 1969–2005. Theor Appl Climatol 130, 133–149 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-016-1869-8

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