Temperature trends for coastal and adjacent higher lying interior regions of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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This scientific paper investigates temperature trends for coastal and adjacent higher-lying interior regions of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It aims to test whether interior regions are warming faster than coastal regions, given oceanic moderating effects along the coast. The study analyzes instrumental temperature records from the coastal station of Mount Edgecombe, and adjacent interior stations of Cedara and Emerald Dale. The authors use the modified Mann-Kendall test to determine annual and seasonal mean temperature, maximum temperature, and minimum temperature trends for the period 1930–2015, and for the most recent few decades. The findings indicate that higher-lying interior regions are warming at considerably greater magnitudes compared to adjacent coastal areas, mainly due to Tmin warming trends.

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