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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-2422</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Tecnología y ciencias del agua]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Tecnol. cienc. agua]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-2422</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, Coordinación de Comunicación, Participación e Información]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2007-24222021000400219</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24850/j-tyca-2021-04-05</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The global climate change footprint in a Mexican desert ecosystem: The increasing frequency of extreme climatic events]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Huella de cambio climático global en un ecosistema desértico de México: aumento de frecuencia de eventos climáticos extremos]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montiel-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristina]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Oliva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Felipe]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bautista]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Meneses]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oscar]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México  Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Morelia Michoacán]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Morelia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>219</fpage>
<lpage>268</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-24222021000400219&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-24222021000400219&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-24222021000400219&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract While the accuracy of scenarios of Global Climate Change has been improved, the lack of climatic data from several regions of the world means that some predictions remain misleading. The local climate studies are critical for the calibration of global climate scenarios. Our objective was to evaluate the climate trends within the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin (CCB). Specifically, we aimed to: 1) identify potential trends in the behavior of temperature and precipitation; 2) assess the nature and direction of changes in the frequency of extreme climate events (ECE); and 3) detect changes in inter-annual precipitation variability. To achieve these aims, we analyzed a 70-year database of climatic variables from the CCB weather station. Data were subjected to trend analyses using two different software packages; ECE frequency was evaluated by Chi-square analysis and precipitation data was analyzed by the standardized pluviometric drought index Minimum temperature (Tmin) increased in almost 2 °C every month, while mean temperature (Tmean) increased 2 °C but only in the summer months. Lower Tmin frequency increased two times or higher in the winter months, while the frequency of upper event extremes increased at least three times during the summer months, as did the extreme events of maximum temperature (Tmax). Winters have therefore become colder while summers have become warmer, increasing the frequency of heat waves over the last 36 years. However, monthly precipitation patterns presented high variability that obscured any trend in the ECE of precipitation events. Over the last 36 years, frequencies of events of both intense precipitations associated with tropical cyclones and intense drought associated with the ENSO were higher than before.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Si bien se ha mejorado la precisión de los escenarios del cambio climático global, la falta de datos climáticos de varias regiones del mundo significa que algunas predicciones presentan gran incertidumbre. Los estudios climáticos locales son críticos para la calibración de escenarios climáticos globales. El objetivo fue evaluar tendencias climáticas dentro de la cuenca de Cuatro Ciénegas (CCB). Específicamente: 1) identificar tendencias potenciales en el comportamiento de la temperatura y la precipitación; 2) evaluar la naturaleza y dirección de los cambios en la frecuencia de eventos climáticos extremos (ECE), y 3) detectar cambios en la variabilidad interanual de la lluvia. Para lograr estos objetivos se analizó una base de datos de 70 años de variables climáticas de la estación meteorológica CCB. Los datos se sometieron a análisis de tendencias utilizando dos paquetes de software diferentes; la frecuencia ECE se evaluó mediante análisis de Chi-cuadrado y los datos de lluvia se analizaron usando el índice pluviométrico estandarizado de sequía. La temperatura mínima (Tmin) aumentó al menos 2 °C en casi todos los meses y la temperatura media (Tmean) subió 2 °C, pero sólo en meses de verano. En los ECE los inviernos se han vuelto más fríos, mientras que los veranos se han vuelto más cálidos; se incrementó la frecuencia de las olas de calor en los últimos 36 años. Sin embargo, los patrones mensuales de lluvia presentaron una gran variabilidad que oscureció cualquier tendencia en la frecuencia de ECE de lluvia. En los últimos 36 años, las frecuencias de eventos de lluvias intensas asociadas con ciclones tropicales y sequías intensas han aumentado.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Palabras clave: tendencias climáticas, desierto chihuahuense, eventos climáticos extremos, precipitación, temperatura]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[precipitation]]></kwd>
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