Climate Trend Atlas of Europe Based on Observations 1891–1990

Christian-D. Schönwiese, J. Rapp (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

228 Seiten

1997
Springer (Verlag)
978-0-7923-4483-4 (ISBN)

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Climate varies on all scales of time and space, bya large variety of reasons. However, before any discussion of reasons can be performed it is necessary to realize the very facts of climate variability by means of observations or reconstructions, respectively. In this book we focus on observed long-term trends of selected climate elements (tempera ture, precipitation, humidity, pressure ) as revealed by direct measurements of the Euro pean station network within the recent 100 years. Of course, there are a number of problems in detail: Reliability and accuracy of data, time series homogeneity, statistical confidence oftrends and so on. We hope that these problems are addressed in an instructive and, as far as possible, exhausting way. The main purpose of this work, however, was to provide a collection of trend charts which specify the regional particularities of observed climate trends in different months or seasons of the year leading us to an 'Atlas of observed climate trends in Europe'. Keeping in mind the recent World Meteorological Organization (WMO) climate nor mal (CLINO) period, we have also calculated the 1961-1990 trends.

1. Introduction.- 2. Purpose of analysis and reliability problems.- 3. Method of analysis.- 4. Overview of results.- 5. Some relations to upper air data.- 6. Conclusions.- 7. References.- 8. Presentation of charts.- Appendix A: Station and related homogeneity list.- Appendix B: Some aspects of spectral variance.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.3.1997
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 228 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
ISBN-10	0-7923-4483-9 / 0792344839
ISBN-13	978-0-7923-4483-4 / 9780792344834
Zustand	Neuware