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warm spell duration index: a standalone construct

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warm spellduration index1 CONSTRUCTWarm spell durationZHANG · CLIMATE EXTREMES

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Climate extremes

the annual count of days in spells of at least six consecutive days with maximum temperature above the calendar-day 90th percentile.

In climate extremes, warm spell duration index refers to the annual count of days in spells of at least six consecutive days with maximum temperature above the calendar-day 90th percentile. This meaning comes from Zhang (2011) in WIREs Climate Change.[1]

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References

  1. Zhang, X., Alexander, L., Hegerl, G. C., Jones, P., Tank, A. K., Peterson, T. C., Trewin, B., & Zwiers, F. W. (2011). Indices for monitoring changes in extremes based on daily temperature and precipitation data. WIREs Climate Change, 2(6), 851-870. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.147

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