Spatial distribution of air temperature at Cienfuegos province

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Sinaí Barcia Sardiñas
Endris Yoel Viera González
Dianelly Gómez Díaz
Lennis Beatriz Fuentes Roque
Miguel Angel Porres García
Leonardo Mejías Seibanes

Abstract

Knowledge of the spatial distribution of surface air temperature is of great value for the development of socioeconomic activities in countries that depend on climate, as a fundamental natural resource in the context of climate change. The mapping of air temperature in the Cienfuegos province is of practical importance because meteorological stations are few and unevenly distributed in the region. The present investigation has as objective: to determine the spatial distribution of the air temperature in the province of Cienfuegos. For the mapping of the temperature (mean, minimum and maximum) the monthly mean values of the normal period 1991-2020, from 62 meteorological stations, were used. A combination of linear regression statistical techniques was applied between the meteorological variable (air temperature) and geographical variables; and geostatistical techniques for interpolation of the results. The results of this research support that the most notable variations in the thermal field in the province are associated with the altitudinal zonality and the distance to the coast and the variation of the distribution by months in the periods (dry rainy and rainy).

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Barcia SardiñasS., Viera GonzálezE. Y., Gómez DíazD., Fuentes RoqueL. B., Porres GarcíaM. A., & Mejías SeibanesL. (2023). Spatial distribution of air temperature at Cienfuegos province. Revista Cubana De Meteorología, 29(3), https://cu-id.com/2377/v29n3e09. Retrieved from http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/797
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