Spatiotemporal Distribution of Minimum-Maximum Temperature over Iraq for the Period (1980-2017)

Abstract

Climate behavior study analysis of the values of the famous temperature variables for each of the (minimum and maximum) temperatures that were studied in four main stations in Iraq (Mosul, Baghdad, Rutbah, Basra) during the period 1980-2017. The research aims to know the increase in the monthly rates of minimum and maximum temperature values and their impact on global warming, as the data were taken from satellites registered by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Mann-Kendall statistical tests were used to calculate the important trends in the minimum and maximum temperature rates for each of the four previously mentioned stations. The results showed that there is a noticeable increase in the monthly average of minimum and maximum temperatures and that the general behavior of the trend of minimum and maximum temperatures tends to rise in its values in all regions of Iraq.