Going to the extremes: an intercomparison of model-simulated historical and future changes in extreme events

C Tebaldi, K Hayhoe, JM Arblaster, GA Meehl - Climatic change, 2006 - Springer
Projections of changes in climate extremes are critical to assessing the potential impacts of
climate change on human and natural systems. Modeling advances now provide the …

Temporal and spatial temperature variability and change over Spain during 1850–2005

M Brunet, PD Jones, J Sigró, Ó Saladié… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze temporal and spatial patterns of temperature change over Spain during the
period 1850–2005, using daily maximum (Tmax), minimum (Tmin), and mean (Tmean) …

[HTML][HTML] Heat and cold waves in mainland Spain: Origins, characteristics, and trends

R Serrano-Notivoli, M Lemus-Canovas, S Barrao… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat and cold waves are extreme temperature events with a high potential of causing
negative impacts on human health, and natural and socioeconomic systems, depending on …

[PDF][PDF] Climate of the Mediterranean: synoptic patterns, temperature, precipitation, winds, and their extremes

U Ulbrich, P Lionello, D Belušić, J Jacobeit… - 2012 - opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de
In this chapter, regional climate conditions are described in terms of the proper ties and
behavior of the atmospheric circulation over and around the Mediterranean region (MR) …

Geographical variation in relative risks associated with heat: update of Spain's Heat Wave Prevention Plan

J Díaz, R Carmona, IJ Mirón, C Ortiz, I León… - Environment …, 2015 - Elsevier
A decade after the implementation of prevention plans designed to minimise the impact of
high temperatures on health, some countries have decided to update these plans in order to …

Impact of high temperatures on hospital admissions: comparative analysis with previous studies about mortality (Madrid)

C Linares, J Diaz - European Journal of Public Health, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background: Heat wave prevention plans are traditionally implemented according to a
temperature limit above which mortality begins to rise. Although these prevention plans are …

Spatial analysis of mean temperature trends in Spain over the period 1961–2006

S del Río, L Herrero, C Pinto-Gomes… - Global and Planetary …, 2011 - Elsevier
The spatial distribution of recent mean temperature trends over Spain during the period
1961–2006 at monthly, seasonal and annual time scale is carried out in this study by …

The influence of weather types on the monthly average maximum and minimum temperatures in the Iberian Peninsula

D Peña-Angulo, RM Trigo, N Cortesi… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
The climate of the Iberian Peninsula is highly variable due to geographic and atmospheric
factors. To better understand and characterize this variability in this work a stepwise …

Relations between variability in the Mediterranean region and mid-latitude variability

R Trigo, E Xoplaki, E Zorita, J Luterbacher… - Developments in Earth …, 2006 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary The Mediterranean climate is under the influence of both tropical and
mid-latitude climate dynamics, being directly affected by continental and maritime air …

Geographical variation in relative risks associated with cold waves in Spain: the need for a cold wave prevention plan

R Carmona, J Diaz, IJ Miron, C Ortiz, I León… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
In general, there are few studies that analyse the impact of low temperatures on mortality
and fewer still that use cold-wave-definition thresholds based on epidemiological and non …