Assessing climate change indicators in the United Arab Emirates

dc.contributor.authorKamkar, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorKhawatmi, Layla
dc.contributor.authorArif, Aysha
dc.contributor.authorHamed, Hamed
dc.contributor.authorIssa, Sahar T.
dc.contributor.authorEl Khatib, Rami
dc.contributor.authorTakshe, Aseel A.
dc.contributor.authorKarkain, Rashed M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-17T06:38:16Z
dc.date.available2022-06-17T06:38:16Z
dc.date.copyright© 2022
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAnthropogenic and natural activities have led to a global phenomenon known as climate change, which evidence shows, is worsening. Climatic changes can sometimes be observed at a regional level by assessing certain indicators such as temperature, precipitation, and humidity. This study aims to explore climate indicators in the United Arab Emirates that play a possible role in climate change. To gain insight into the longer-term changes, we looked at regional changes by analysing trends of mean monthly temperature, maximum monthly temperature, minimum monthly temperature, mean monthly humidity, and rainfall quantities per year over the period of 2003 to 2019. The trend analysis showed an increasing trend in the maximum monthly temperature, minimum monthly temperature, mean monthly temperature, and mean monthly humidity, but a decreasing trend in rainfall quantities, which may suggest climate change at a regional level. Copyright © 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
dc.identifier.citationKamkar, F., Khawatmi, L., Arif, A., Hamed, H., Issa, S. T., Khatib, R. E., Takshe, A.A. & Karkain, R. M. (2022). Assessing climate change indicators in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Global Warming, 26(3), 247-268. https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2022.121226
dc.identifier.issn17582083
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2022.121226
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/676
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInderscience Publishers
dc.relationAuthors Affiliations : Kamkar, F., Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Canadian University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Khawatmi, L., Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Canadian University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Arif, A., Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Canadian University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Hamed, H., Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Canadian University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Issa, S.T., Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Canadian University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; El Khatib, R., Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Canadian University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Takshe, A.A., Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Canadian University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Karkain, R.M., Sustainable Development Research and Training Institute, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Global Warming; Volume 26, Issue 3
dc.rightsPermission to reuse abstract has been secured from Inderscience Publishers.
dc.rights.holderCopyright : © 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectglobal warming
dc.subjecttemperature
dc.subjectprecipitation
dc.subjecthumidity
dc.subjectrainfall
dc.subjectgreenhouse gas emissions
dc.subjecttrends
dc.subjectmitigation
dc.subjectUnited Arab Emirates
dc.titleAssessing climate change indicators in the United Arab Emirates
dc.typeArticle

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