HOMOGENEITY OF THE ECA TEMPERATURE DATA Janet Wijngaard Albert Klein Tank BUDAPEST, 25-29 SEPTEMBER
HomogeneityTests Standard Normal Homogeneity Test (SNHT, Alexandersson) Range test (Buishand) Von Neumann ratio
Testing method No reference stations used - stations are diverse Annual DTR series tested - artificial changes opposite effect - natural changes same effect
CONCLUSIONS Test results for the examples are satisfactory Summarised results for SNHT, Range-test and Von Neumann Ratio overview of homogeneity Meta data should be used to take full advantage of the ECA data set
Von Neumann Ratio for Eelde Groningen N= 0.55 period: 1910-1998 N=1.85 period: 1958-1998
SNHT Range test Von Neumann Ratio