Trend Analysis of Precipitation, Temperature and Wind Data in Samsun (Turkey)

Abstract

Climate change effects have been remarkably perceived today; the determination of trends in precipitation, stream flow, winds, evaporation, and temperatures has become considerable for the planning and management of water resources and engineering projects. Nowadays there is a lot of studies have been made in progress on global and regional climate changes in literature. The objective of this study is to analyze monthly, annual and seasonal trends in average temperature, total precipitation, and average wind data by Mann- Kendall, linear trend and Sen’s Trend tests. The data sets are obtained for the period 1980 to 2015 for Samsun station. Samsun is the largest city placed in north of Turkey in the Central Blacksea region.