Temporal Analysis of Long-Term Atmospheric Moisture Levels in Phoenix, Arizona
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- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology
- Vol. 25 (2) , 112-117
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1986)025<0112:taolta>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Long-term monthly averaged dew point and relative humidity levels for Phoenix, Arizona are examined in this investigation. Dew points are generally unchanged over the 1896–1984 period of instrumental record; relative humidities have dropped sharply during the recent decades. Changes in local land use and a developing urban heat island are suggested causes of the observed patterns in the Phoenix atmospheric moisture levels.Keywords
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