CLIMATE DATA QUALITY ASSESSMENT BY RELATIVE HOMOGENEITY TEST IN THE WESTERN BLACK SEA BASIN IN TURKEY

Keskin M. Z., Abu Arra A., Şişman E.

12th Global Conference on Global Warming , Şanlıurfa, Türkiye, 16 - 19 Mayıs 2024, cilt.1, sa.192, ss.560-563

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Şanlıurfa
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.560-563
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The quality of climate data is crucial for conducting reliable research. Researchers require data that is quality-checked, unbiased, unaffected by unnatural effects, and homogenous to study climate effectively. Therefore, homogeneity tests, whether absolute or relative, are essential. In this paper relative homogeneity test Climatol was conducted on data from 8 stations across the Western Black Sea Basin spanning from 1961 to 2022. The monthly average temperature and total precipitation data for the eight stations within the study area show no indications of quality issues or anomalies attributable to natural climate conditions. This indicates that this relative test is very adept at revealing microclimates in the region and nuanced differences in regional climate.