Assessment of global warming on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Trends in minimum, maximum and mean temperatures since 1944

Martin, José; Bethencourt, José Carlos Alberto; Cuevas-Agulló, Emilio

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“…Recently, Cropper and Hanna (2014) analysed long-term climate trends in the Macaronesia region, and for the Canary Islands they showed an increase in air temperature during summer for the period 1981-2010. Martín et al (2012) analysed air temperature changes in Tenerife from 1944 to 2010, and they also showed that night-time air temperature increased rapidly compared to daytime temperature. Nevertheless, they found strong spatial contrasts between the high mountains, which showed a higher increase, and the coastal areas in which the air temperature regulation of the ocean could be reducing the general air temperature increase.…”

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Recent changes and drivers of the atmospheric evaporative demand in the Canary Islands

Vicente‐Serrano

Azorín-Molina

Sánchez-Lorenzo

et al. 2016

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. We analysed recent evolution and meteorological drivers of the atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) in the Canary Islands for the period 1961-2013. We employed long and high-quality time series of meteorological variables to analyse current AED changes in this region and found that AED has increased during the investigated period. Overall, the annual ET o , which was estimated by means of the FAO-56 Penman-Monteith equation, increased significantly by 18.2 mm decade −1 on average, with a stronger trend in summer (6.7 mm decade −1 ). In this study we analysed the contribution of (i) the aerodynamic (related to the water vapour that a parcel of air can store) and (ii) radiative (related to the available energy to evaporate a quantity of water) components to the decadal variability and trends of ET o . More than 90 % of the observed ET o variability at the seasonal and annual scales can be associated with the variability in the aerodynamic component. The variable that recorded more significant changes in the Canary Islands was relative humidity, and among the different meteorological factors used to calculate ET o , relative humidity was the main driver of the observed ET o trends. The observed trend could have negative consequences in a number of water-depending sectors if it continues in the future.

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Recent changes and drivers of the atmospheric evaporative demand in the Canary Islands

Vicente‐Serrano

Azorín-Molina

Sánchez-Lorenzo

et al. 2016

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…In Catalonia, Martínez et al (2010) (Cropper and Hanna, 2014). In their assessment of air temperature changes in the island of Tenerife, Martín et al (2012) found a strong spatial contrast between high mountains, which showed a higher increase than coastal areas, where the effect of the Atlantic Ocean modulated the general air temperature rise. In the Valencia region, Miro et al (2015) found a remarkable warming tendency in mountain areas, with less pronounced warming in valleys and coastal plains, particularly for minimum air temperature.…”

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An updated review on recent trends in observational surface atmospheric variables and their extremes over Spain

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Rodríguez-Camino

Domínguez‐Castro

et al. 2017

CIG

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“…The tragic disappearance of native island biota and dismantling of island ecosystems worldwide have been primarily caused by the introduction of non-native species (Donlan & Wilcox 2008. In addition, mean temperature on the island of Tenerife has increased by around 0.6 degrees, while this increase has been almost 1.5 degrees in the case of minimum temperature (mean of nocturnal minima) in the last 70 years (Martín et al 2012). The overall warming is milder than in the northern hemisphere, however, the more sensitive biota means that small changes can have a strong influence on community species composition.…”

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“…Furthermore, the Canary Islands have been identified as a location subjected to the consequences of climate change (Sperling et al 2004, del Arco 2008, Brito 2008, Martín et al 2012. The region's biodiversity is characterized by its uniqueness with 3,857 endemic species among the 2,554 terrestrial plant taxa registered in the official biodiversity data bank of the Canarian Government (Arechavaleta-Hernández et al 2010).…”

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“…For mean temperature anomalies (hereafter TEM) and minimum temperature anomalies (hereafter mTEM), we used the information provided by Martín et al (2012), using the average temperature anomalies for each decade. We consider that the average of the decade is more indicative than the value of the last year of the decade, in order to avoid the natural variability of the climatic information.…”

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Socioeconomics and temperature anomalies: drivers of introduced and native plant species composition and richness in the Canary Islands (1940-2010)

Arévalo

Martin²,

Ojeda-Land

2017

Bot. Sci.

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Background: Islands are particularly sensitive to biological invasions. The arrival of humans with their cohort of accompanying species has been cited as one of the primary causes for ecosystem change. Question: The introduction of these non-native species has been largely responsible for the tragic disappearance of native island biota and the dismantling of island ecosystems worldwide. Methods: Ordination analyses to determined changes in native and exotic species composition along the period analysed. Results: Mean temperature on the island of Tenerife has increased by around 0.6 °C in the last 70 years,°C in the last 70 years, C in the last 70 years, while minimum temperature has risen by approx. 1.5 °C. Despite overall warming being milder than in°C.Despite overall warming being milder than in C. Despite overall warming being milder than in the northern hemisphere, owing to the more sensitive biota these changes may have a strong influence on biodiversity. In addition, socioeconomic indicators have also changed significantly over the last 70 years with consequences for nature conservation. In this study, we analyse which parameters are best placed to explain the increase of introduced species, not just in terms of species richness, but also in species composition. We restrict the study to thermophile invasive and introduced species, as they respond more rapidly to climate change. Conclusions: We found that socioeconomic aspects of development are important elements that relate closely to the increase in richness and changes in species composition for native as well for introduced species. In the case of invasive species richness, the average minimum temperature is the most closely related variable. However, mean temperature anomalies did not reveal any relationship with these changes. Key words: Canary Islands, CCA, DCA, correlation, global warming, introduced species Aspectos socioeconómicos y anomalías de temperatura: responsables del incremento del número de especies introducidas en las Islas Canarias (1940-2010) ResumenAntecedentes: Las islas son particularmente sensibles a las invasiones. La llegada de humanos con sus especies acompañantes son una de las primeras causas de cambios ecosistémicos. Pregunta: ¿Se relacionan las especies introducidas con la desaparición de especies a lo largo de los ecosistemas insulares del planeta? Métodos: Análisis de ordenación para determinar cambios de riqueza de especies nativas e introducidas a lo largo del periodo. Resultados: La temperatura media de la isla de Tenerife se ha incrementado en 0.6 °C en los últimos 70 años, mientras que la media de las temperaturas mínimas en aproximadamente 1.5 °C. A pesar de que el calentamiento es inferior al sufrido en el hemisferio norte, la mayor sensibilidad de la especies a estos cambios puede provocar negativos efectos en la diversidad. Por otro lado, los indicadores socieconómicos también han cambiado en los últimos 70 años con importantes cambios para el medio natural. En este trabajo analizamos que parámetros se re...

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Assessment of global warming on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Trends in minimum, maximum and mean temperatures since 1944

Cited by 94 publications

References 40 publications

Recent changes and drivers of the atmospheric evaporative demand in the Canary Islands

Recent changes and drivers of the atmospheric evaporative demand in the Canary Islands

An updated review on recent trends in observational surface atmospheric variables and their extremes over Spain

Socioeconomics and temperature anomalies: drivers of introduced and native plant species composition and richness in the Canary Islands (1940-2010)

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