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Variation of meteorological parameters over Saudi Arabia (1990–2006), Dr. Shafiqur Rehman and Prof. Mohammad El‐Gebeily

Dr. Shafiqur Rehman, Prof. Mohammad El-Gebeily
Center for Engineering Research, Research Institute
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, KFUPM Box 767, Dhahran-31261
Saudi Arabia
Email: srehman@kfupm.edu.sa/mgebeily@kfupm.edu.sa

DOI: 10.1108/20425945201000013

Abstract: The annual and seasonal variation of meteorological parameters have been studied for twenty stations in Saudi Arabia. The contour maps showed temperature and rainfall increasing and wind speed decreasing trends with decreasing latitudes. The mean temperature varied between a minimum of 8.4ºC and a maximum of 34.61ºC while overall mean was 23.95ºC. The Mean, minimum and maximum values of pressure were 932.12, 923.3 and 944.6mb, respectively. The corresponding relative humidity values were 42.7, 78.5 and 21.5%, respectively. The empirical models developed for the prediction of monthly mean values of individual parameters were able to estimate the values with acceptable accuracy.
Keywords: Meteorology; Seasonal and annual variation; Temperature; Barometric pressure; Precipitation; Wind speed; Relative humidity; Climate.
Citation: Rehman, S. and El‐Gebeily, M. (2010), "Variation of meteorological parameters over Saudi Arabia (1990‐2006)", World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 191-216. https://doi.org/10.1108/20425945201000013

 

WJSTSD V7 N2 2010 Rehman_El-Gebeily.pdf
WJSTSD V7 N2 2010 Rehman_El-Gebeily.pdf
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