What is it about?

This study aims at investigating the relationship between Mediterranean Oscillation (MO) and temperature&precipitation data of Turkey. In this context, we used the temperature and precipitation of 84 meteorological stations across Turkey and two different Mediterranean Oscillation index (MOI). Different methods were utilized to research whether MO has influences on Turkish annual/seasonal temperature and precipitation data or not. As a result, this study is a comprehensive research paper which tries to examine the relationship between MO and temperature&precipitation data throughout Turkey.

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Why is it important?

It is a comprehensive research paper which investigates the relationship between MO and temperature/precipitation data in Turkey. For this purpose, the data of 84 meteorological stations which reflect the different climate characteristics of Turkey and cover the seven geographical regions. In addition, a possible relationship between NAO and MO indices were also mentioned in this study.

Perspectives

As a result of this study, it was obtained that there could be a significant linkage between MO index and temperature/precipitation. Especially, significant negative correlations were observed between winter temperature and MO index, whereas negative correlations between summer precipitation and summer MO are significantly high in comparison with other seasons. Temperature and precipitation differences based on the phases of MO also indicate similar results in most part of Turkey. Finally, the possible relationship between NAO and MO is also investigated and it was seen that they could have similar effects in winter season particularly in western part of Turkey.

Dr. Cenk SEZEN
Ondokuz Mayıs University

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This page is a summary of: The effects of Mediterranean oscillation on temperature and precipitation data in Turkey, Journal of Water and Climate Change, February 2019, IWA Publishing,
DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2019.192.
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