No increase in global temperature variability despite changing regional patterns

Chris Huntingford (), Philip D. Jones, Valerie N. Livina, Timothy M. Lenton and Peter M. Cox
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Chris Huntingford: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford OX10 8BB, UK
Philip D. Jones: Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Valerie N. Livina: School of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Timothy M. Lenton: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PS, UK
Peter M. Cox: College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK

Nature, 2013, vol. 500, issue 7462, 327-330

Abstract: Although fluctuations in annual temperature have shown substantial geographical variation over the past few decades, which may be more difficult for society to adapt to than altered mean conditions, the time-evolving standard deviation of globally averaged temperature anomalies reveals that there has been little change.

Date: 2013
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