Climate Change in Poland

This edited book provides a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future climate development in Poland. The book consists of three main parts. The first part presents the results of the study of climate change before instrumental measurements in Poland in the last millennium. The second part analyses the long-term changes and variability of 36 climate characteristics for 14 climate elements, indices, meteorological phenomena and weather types using data from 79 weather stations in the base period 1951-2018 and for long series up to 239 years (1780-2018). The particular attention is paid to climate extremes. The third part of the book deals with projected changes in temperature, precipitation and thermal indices related to the agriculture and energy sectors. Two future time horizons are carried out: 1) near future: 2021-2050 and 2) far future: 2071-2100. The results for Poland are compared to those from Europe and other parts of the world.

The book is addressed to scientists (climatologists, geographers, etc.), academic teachers, students, journalists and all those interested in Poland and climate change in Poland.

Inhalt
Part I Introduction 1. Foreword (M. Falarz) 2. Data and methods of investigations 3. Homogeneity of climatological series 4. Initial research of climate change in Poland (M. Falarz, M. Opaa-Owczarek, T. Niedwied, Z. Bielec-Bkowska, J. Wojkowski, D. Matuszko, J. Filipiak, Z. Ustrnul, A. Wypych, E. upikasza, M. Lisowska, A. Bokwa, K. Baejczyk, K. Piotrowicz, M. Szwed) Part II

Long-term climate change 5. Climate change before instrumental measurements (M. Opaa-Owczarek, T. Niedwied, R. Przybylak, W. Tylmann) Part III
Recent climate change 6. Change of atmospheric circulation (T. Niedwied, Z. Ustrnul) 6.1. Circulation types 6.2. Circulation indices

6.3. Air masses

6.4. Atmospherical fronts 7. Air pressure change (Z. Bielec-Bkowska, K. Piotrowicz) 7.1. Average values of air pressure

7.2. Extreme values of air pressure

7.3. Number of days with sea level pressure 990 hPa and 1030 hPa 8. Solar radiation change (J. Wojkowski) 8.1. Sum of total radiation

9. Sunshine change (D. Matuszko, B. Bogdaska, J. Soroka, S. Wglarczyk) 9.1. Sum of real sunshine

9.2. Sum of relative sunshine

9.3. Number of days without sunshine

10. Cloudiness change (J. Filipiak)

10.1. Total cloudiness

10.2. Number of days of little cloudiness

10.3. Number of cloudy days
10.4. Types of clouds

11. Air temperature change (Z. Ustrnul, A. Wypych, D. Czekierda)

11.1. Maximum temperature

11.2. Minimum temperature

11.3. Charakteristical days 12. Air humidity change (A. Wypych) 12.1. Relative humidity

12.2. Real humidity 13. Precipitation change (E. upikasza and Coauthors)) 13.1. Total precipitation 13.2. Extreme precipitation

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