130804 20250123145736.0 doi 10.1007/s10113-012-0365-7 sideral 83605 ART-2014-83605 eng de Luis, Martín Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7585-3636 Trends in seasonal precipitation and temperature in Slovenia during 1951-2007 2014 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted A quality-controlled and enhanced database of 38 temperature and 52 precipitation stations was developed for Slovenia, a transitional area between Mediterranean, Alpine and continental climatic regimes, covering the period 1951–2007. Mean annual temperatures significantly increased in nearly all of Slovenia (except western areas) at rates between 0.15 and 0.36 °C/decade. Warming was most intense strongest in summer and spring in north-eastern Slovenia (0.3–0.4 °C/decade) and weakest in autumn. Precipitation trends were heterogeneous. Annual precipitation decreased significantly in the north-western part, at 3–6 % per decade. During spring and summer, decrease in rainfall by 3–6 % was detected in western Slovenia. No significant trends were found for the autumn season. In winter, precipitation decreased, by 3–12 % per decade, in particular in north-western Slovenia. As observed also elsewhere in Central Europe, changes in large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns may have contributed to the observed long-term warming and drying in Slovenia. However, the strong warming in summer and spring, that is almost twice the trend observed in neighbouring countries, could be enhanced by drier soils caused by the decrease in winter precipitation in Slovenia. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FSE/Grupo Consolidado Clima, Agua, Cambio Global y Sistemas Naturales info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/UZ2011-HUM-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 2.628 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 11 / 100 = 0.11 2014 Q1 T1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 65 / 222 = 0.293 2014 Q2 T1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Cufar, Katarina Saz, Miguel Angel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8979-0253 Longares, Luis Alberto Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9558-1308 Ceglar, Andrej Kajfez-Bogataj, Lucka 3006 430 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ. Área Geografía Física 3006 010 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ. Área Análisis Geográfico Regi. 14 (2014), 1801–1810 Regional Environmental Change Regional Environmental Change 1436-3798 647767 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130804/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 902639 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130804/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:130804 articulos driver 2025-01-23-14:55:17 ARTICLE