Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2017, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (1): 43-61.doi: 10.1007/s11442-017-1363-y
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2015-01-27
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2016-01-30
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2017-02-10
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2017-02-10
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Author: Peter Nojarov, PhD and Professor, E-mail:
NOJAROV Peter. Genetic climatic regionalization of the Balkan Peninsula using cluster analysis[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2017, 27(1): 43-61.
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Figure 2
Regionalization of the Balkan Peninsula for the sub-period 1950-1986. Cluster I.1-temperate, oceanic climate; Cluster I.2-temperate, transitional continental-oceanic climate; Cluster II.1-transitional subtropical- temperate, transitional oceanic-continental climate; Cluster II.2-transitional subtropical-temperate, transitional oceanic-continental climate; Cluster III.1-subtropical, transitional oceanic-continental climate; Cluster III.2- subtropical, transitional continental-oceanic climate; Cluster III.3-subtropical, transitional continental-oceanic climate"
Figure 3
Regionalization of the Balkan Peninsula for the sub-period 1987-2012. Cluster I.1-temperate, oceanic climate; Cluster I.2-temperate, oceanic climate; Cluster I.3- temperate, transitional continental-oceanic climate; Cluster II.1-transitional subtropical-temperate, transitional oceanic-continental climate; Cluster II.2-transitional subtropical-temperate, transitional oceanic-continental climate; Cluster III.1-subtropical, transitional continental- oceanic climate; Cluster III.2-subtropical, transitional continental-oceanic climate; Cluster III.3-subtropical, transitional continental-oceanic climate"
Figure 5
(a) Intra-annual SLP course at station Novi Sad for the two sub-periods; (b) Intra-annual SLP course at station Bistrita for the two sub-periods; (c) Intra-annual SLP course at station Chisinau for the two sub-periods; (d) Intra-annual SLP course at station Split for the two sub-periods; (e) Intra-annual SLP course at station Lom for the two sub-periods; (f) Intra-annual SLP course at station Araxos for the two sub-periods; (g) Intra-annual SLP course at station Izmir for the two sub-periods; (h) Intra-annual SLP course at station Alexandroupolis for the two sub-periods"
Table 2
Spearman correlation between EA index and zonal index over Bulgaria for different periods. Statistically significant numbers are bolded."
1950-1986 | 1987-2012 | |
---|---|---|
EA-Zonal index | EA-Zonal index | |
January | 0.20 | 0.21 |
February | 0.34 | 0.42 |
March | -0.06 | 0.25 |
April | 0.54 | 0.23 |
May | 0.27 | -0.29 |
June | 0.21 | -0.07 |
July | -0.10 | -0.48 |
August | -0.12 | -0.37 |
September | -0.1 | -0.45 |
October | 0.18 | 0.13 |
November | 0.37 | 0.46 |
December | 0.11 | 0.31 |
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