期刊名称：International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics
电子版ISSN：2148-9173
出版年度：2018
卷号：5
期号：2
页码：218-230
DOI：10.30897/ijegeo.412758
语种：English
出版社：IJEGEO
摘要：In observing the effects of global climate changeon Turkey, it is important to determine the frequency of snowfall and itsspatial distribution. This study concerns the spatial distribution of snowydays in Turkey utilizing measurements provided by the Turkish StateMeteorological Service. The homogeneity of 217 station-specific and constructeddata was analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis Test. The longest data sets are 75 yearsold covering the years 1932-2006 while the shortest is 25 year-old datacovering 1982-2006. Figures were mapped with GIS taking the mean values andvariability coefficients of the long-term data from the stations. The factorsthat affect spatial distribution and variance of snowfall days in Turkey arelocation, continentality, altitude and exposure. The snowfall observed in mostof the northeast Anatolia stations decreases to the south and west. Due tolocal climatic conditions, snowy days increase in Edirne and Kastamonu, whileIğdır and Malatya decrease towards the periphery. This introductory study onthe climatology of snowfall days in Turkey is considered a guide for handlingdata, taking precautions, and creating solutions. The study’s findings willserve as a basis for interpreting the results of future studies.
