Climate Change in Poland: Past, Present, Future

ISBN-13: 9783030703301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Falarz, Malgorzata

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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. Opała-Owczarek, T. Niedźwiedź, Z. Bielec-Bąkowska, J. Wojkowski, D. Matuszko, J. Filipiak, Z. Ustrnul, A. Wypych, E. Łupikasza, M. Lisowska, A. Bokwa, K. Błażejczyk, K. Piotrowicz, M. Szwed)  

Part II

Long-term climate change

5.        Climate change before instrumental measurements (M. Opała-Owczarek, T. Niedźwiedź, R. Przybylak, W. Tylmann)  

 

Part III

Recent climate change

  6.        Change of atmospheric circulation (T. Niedźwiedź, Z. Ustrnul)

6.1.            Circulation types

6.2.            Circulation indices

6.3.            Air masses

6.4.            Atmospherical fronts

7.        Air pressure change (Z. Bielec-Bąkowska, 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. Bogdańska, J. Soroka, S. Węglarczyk)

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. Łupikasza and Coauthors))

13.1.        Total precipitation

13.2.        Extreme precipitation

13.3.        Number of days with precipitation

13.4.        Periods without precipitation

14.    Snow cover change (M. Falarz, E. Bednorz) 14.1.        Snow cover duration

14.2.        Snow cover depth

15.    Change of wind (M. Lisowska, K. Kulesza, K. Leziak)

15.1. Average wind speed

15.3. Calms

15.3. Strong winds

16.    Change of selected meteorological phenomena:

16.1.        Change of thunderstorms and tornadoes (Z. Bielec-Bąkowska, L. Kolendowicz, M. Taszarek)

16.1.1.  Number of days with thunderstorms and tornadoes

16.1.2.  Intensitivity of thunderstorms and tornadoes

16.2.        Change of hail frequency (Z. Bielec-Bąkowska and Coauthors) 16.3.        Change of fog frequency (A. Bokwa, A. Wypych, M. Hajto) 16.3.1.      Number of days with fog

16.3.2.      Number of fogs of a given duration

16.3.3.      Number of fogs of a given intensity

17.    Change of bioclimatic indices (K. Błażejczyk, J. Baranowski, M. Kuchcik, S. Słowińska, J. Szmyd)

17.1.        Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI)

17.2.        Wind Chill (PET and/or PST indices)

17.3.        The anticipated thermal insulation of cloth

18.    Change of weather types (K. Piotrowicz, D. Ciaranek)

18.1.        Typer of a highest frequency

18.2.        Number of weather types

 

Part IV

19.    Future climate change (M. Szwed, D. Graczyk, I. Pińskwar at al.)

 

Part V

20.    Discussion and conclusion

     20.1. Relations to European climate change

     20.2. Climate change in Poland and the IPCC Assessment Report