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Exceptionally Hot and Cold Summers in Europe (1951-2010)
- Explores exceptional thermal conditions, an area of research that has increased in significance in the context of the changes that are being observed in climate
- Addresses the frequency, long-term change and spatial coverage of exceptionally hot summers, and exceptionally cool summers (EHS and ECS) in Europe
- Uses the statistical criterion of plus/minus two standard deviations from the long-term average to identify EHS and ECS at 60 weather stations over the period 1951–2010
- Demonstrates that EHS are characterized by greater temperature anomalies than ECS and are approximately twice as frequent
- Finds that they occurred virtually everywhere within the study area, whilst ECS are concentrated in its northern part
- Finds that five EHS (1972, 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2010) and three ECS (1956, 1962, and 1976) were large enough to be recorded by at least 10% of the stations
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