Walaa Tahhan ^*(1), Safaa Al Kilane ⁽¹⁾, Salah Kawas ⁽¹⁾, and  Mahmood Abbas⁽²⁾  

(1). Dept. of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.

(4).Climate and Meteorological, Directorate of Climate and Meteorology, Damascus.

(*Corresponding author. Walaa Tahhan.  E Mail: walaatahhan49@gmail.com).

Received:17/01/2023                         Accepted:30/ 04/2023

Abstract: 

This study aims to study the current state of temperature at Latakia station and the changes that occurred and the correlation with carbon dioxide concentration. Data collected from NASA and General Directorate of Meteorology and analyzed using the SPSS Statistical Analysis Program. Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Atmosphere near Earth surface has increased significantly and has been very significant over time, with a correlation coefficient greater than 0.99. There has been a clear and significant increase in the average annual temperature and the average monthly temperature in April through October, and the biggest rise has been in summer months (June, July, and August), there has been a significant correlation between the average temperature concentration (R = 0.78), in addition its association with carbon dioxide concentration has been very significant (R = 0.80), High temperature in Latakia is due to the increase in the average of annual maximum temperature, mainly the increase in the average monthly maximum temperature in summer months. The correlation coefficient between average annual maximum temperature and time was significant (R = 0.85), in addition its association with carbon dioxide concentration has been very significant (R = 0.87). There has been also a rise in the average of minimum temperature, but at a lower rate than in the average of maximum temperature, the correlation coefficient with time (R = 0.60) and the correlation coefficient with carbon dioxide (R = 0.61). and accordingly future climate changes will add more environmental and economic pressures in Syria, particularly the agricultural production sectors, water resources, energy consumption, etc., which requires the development of policies and strategies for adaptation to climate change.

Keywords: Climate, Temperature, Concentration of carbon dioxide, Coefficient of correlation, Linear regression.

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