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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484543003321

Titolo

Climate change in Poland : past, present, future / / Małgorzata Falarz, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-70328-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 581 p. 279 illus., 250 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Climate, , 2352-0698

Disciplina

363.7387409438

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Poland

Climatic changes

Poland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Initial research of climate change in Poland -- Data and methods of investigations -- Homogeneity of climate series -- Climate change before instrumental measurements -- Change of atmospheric circulation -- Air pressure change -- Solar radiation change -- Change of sunshine -- Change of cloudiness -- Air temperature change -- Air humidity change -- Precipitation change -- Snow cover change -- Change of wind -- Change of selected meteorological phenomena -- Change of bioclimatic indices -- Change of weather types -- Projections of temperature changes in Poland -- Projections of precipitation changes in Poland -- Projected changes in thermal indices related to the agriculture and energy sectors -- Climate change in Poland – summary, discussion and conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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.