European Trend Atlas of Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Records, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015

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European Trend Atlas of Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Records
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European Atlas of Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation Records
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This Atlas presents records of climatic variability and change in Europe starting before 1901 and focuses especially on trends of extreme temperatures and precipitation. The authors have used software developed within EMULATE (European and North Atlantic daily to MULtidecadal climATE variability) to obtain the extremes indices and temporal trends. The trend atlas provides an easy way to identify spatial patterns for a given time period, region, season, and index. The Atlas clearly shows that climate in Europe has changed over the last 100 to 150 years, such that the occurrence and intensity of warm temperature extremes have increased. Precipitation extremes have also changed, but with a less clear pattern compared to the temperature extremes.

Introduction.- Data and methods.- Station data and regional division.- Climate indices calculated.- Trend Analysis.- Atlas of the trend analysis.- 1801 to 2000.- 1851 to 2000.- 1901 to 2000.- Time series.- Summary results of the atlas.- Temporal trends of indices.-Regional trends.- Conclusion.- Annexe.- Acknowledgements.- Bibliography.

Dr. Deliang Chen is professor at University of Gothenburg in Sweden. As internationally renowned climate researcher, Dr. Chen has coordinated and participated in more than 20 important project research over the last ten years and published more than 120 scientific papers. Before joining the University of Gothenburg, Dr. Chen was Executive director of the International Council for Science (ICSU) during 2009-2012. Among other things, he is also an elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and has served on numerous international and national committees and boards.

Compiles a rich collection of climatic trends and variations of extreme climate change revealed by unique long term instrumental data in Europe

Presents climatic records going back more than 100 years

The trend atlas provides an easy way to show spatial patterns for a given time period, region, season and extreme climate index

Provide a comprehensive picture of observed extreme climate change over Europe which are relevant to many sectors in the society

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras