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CR 93:29-41 (2024)  -  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01740

Spatio-temporal changes of heat and cold wave patterns in western Iran

Mehdi Rezaei*, Hosein Habibi Manzar

Iran Meteorological Organization, Hamedan Research Center for Applied Meteorology, Hamedan 65167, Iran
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ABSTRACT: In this study, we investigated recent changes in frequency, intensity, and duration of heat waves and cold waves in western Iran, a semi-arid region where agricultural activities represent the major contribution to the region’s economy. Our results show that heat waves have become significantly more frequent, longer, and more intense since the end of the 20th century, while cold waves have behaved in the inverse way. Through a detailed synoptic analysis, we found that the action centers derived from the expansion of the Azores high pressure over the Arabian Desert and the Iranian plateau were mainly responsible for all heat waves. However, cold waves responded to 4 different patterns, of which the Siberian high pressure was the main atmospheric configuration leading to the most intense and persistent events.


KEY WORDS: Heat waves · Cold waves · Climate impacts · Extreme temperature · Synoptic climatology


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Cite this article as: Rezaei M, Manzar HH (2024) Spatio-temporal changes of heat and cold wave patterns in western Iran. Clim Res 93:29-41. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01740

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