Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Dixon, P. Grady
Committee Member
Rodgers, John C. III
Committee Member
Brown, Michael E.
Date of Degree
5-5-2007
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Geosciences
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Geosciences
Abstract
Daily temperature variations across an area can often be attributed to differences in land use/land cover (LULC). This study focuses on the relationships between the diurnal temperature ranges (DTRs) of 145 weather stations, classified as urban, agriculture, evergreen forests, deciduous forests, pine forests, and mixed forests. Paired samples t-tests were employed to test for significant DTR differences due to LULC type, season, and air mass type. Conflicting with previous research, agricultural areas reported the lowest DTRs, which may be due to the vegetation or to other physiographic variables. The forest types showed very few significant DTR differences. All of the LULC types experienced an annual bimodal DTR pattern, with peaks in April and October. Results of this study show that air mass has the largest influence on DTR (over LULC and season), therefore, the annual variability of air mass occurrence is most likely cause of the bimodal pattern.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/14925
Recommended Citation
Scheitlin, Kelsey Nicole, "Variations in Diurnal Temperature Range in the Southeast United States Due to Land Use/Land Cover Classification, 1995-2004" (2007). Theses and Dissertations. 4951.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4951