Mediterranean Climate

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXII

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • H.-J. Bolle

      Pages 1-3

3. Climate, Climate Variability, and Impacts in the Mediterranean Area: An Overview

   1. Climate, Climate Variability, and Impacts in the Mediterranean Area: An Overview

      • H.-J. Bolle

      Pages 5-86

4. Challenges for Climate Data Analysis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Indicators and Information Requirements for Combatting Desertification

      • G. Enne, C. Zucca, C. Zanolla

      Pages 89-105

   3. Climate Changes in the Mediterranean Region: Physical Aspects and Effects on Agriculture

      • A. Iglesias

      Pages 107-111

5. Large Scale Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113

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   2. Development of Priority Climate Indices for Africa: A CCI/CLIVAR Workshop of the World Meteorological Organization

      • A. Mokssit

      Pages 115-123

   3. Analysis of Mediterranean Climate Data: Measured and Modelled

      • J. Palutikof

      Pages 125-132

   4. 500-year Winter Temperature and Precipitation Variability over the Mediterranean Area and its Connection to the Large-scale Atmospheric Circulation

      • J. Luterbacher, E. Xoplaki

      Pages 133-153

   5. Long Term Variability of Sea Level and Atmospheric Pressure in the Mediterranean Region

      • F. Raicich

      Pages 155-157

   6. Annual and Seasonal Century Scale Trends of the Precipitation in the Mediterranean Area During the Twentieth Century

      • A. Douguédroit, C. Norrant

      Pages 159-163

   7. 12 Years Mediterranean Satellite Data Set and Analysis

      • Dirk Koslowsky

      Pages 165-177

6. Regional Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179

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   2. Spatial and Temporal Variations in Precipitation and Aridity Index Series of Turkey

      • M. Türkeş

      Pages 181-213

   3. Circulation Types and Their Influence on the Interannual Variability and Precipitation Changes in Greece

      • P. Maheras, C. Anagnostopoulou

      Pages 215-239

   4. Investigations on Global Climate Change in Bulgaria

      • I. Raev

      Pages 241-243

   5. Precipitation Scenarios in the Central-western Mediterranean Basin

      • E. Piervitali, M. Colacino

      Pages 245-258

   6. Temperature and Precipitation Variability and Trends in Northern Spain in the Context of the Iberian Peninsula Climate

      • M. J. Esteban-Parra, D. Pozo-Vázquez, F. S. Rodrigo, Y. Castro-Díez

      Pages 259-276

   7. Thermal Land-surface Variables From METEOSAT-IR Data

      • F. Göttsche, F.-S. Olesen

      Pages 277-292

Mohamed Larbi Selassi Deputy Director of the National Meteorology, Morocco Welcome address (translated from French) WMO, WCRP, Medias-France and scientific institutions representatives, ladies and gentlemen, to thank WMO and MEDIAS-France, who have honoured us by I want first organizing the two workshops, climate indices in Africa and data assessment for global change research in the Mediterranean region, in Casablanca and I welcome all of you here in Morocco. It is with great pleasure that I open these two workshops on behalf of myself and on behalf of the Direction of the Meteorologie N ationale of Morocco. Climate change is becoming the focus of the international community because of its global scale and unpredictable effects, the numerous impacts it causes, its global feature and the complexity of the solutions that can mitigate its impacts. Global warming and the greenhouse effect became a subject of study at the international level since the United Nations Conference on the human environment that was held in Stockholm in 1972. The research and coordination efforts that have been made in this area have led to an "International Scientific consensus". High level meetings like those held in Toronto in 1988, in Lahaye in 1989 and in Geneva in 1990, did confirm the greenhouse threat and the emergency to treat it.

• Aerosol
• Atmospheric circulation
• Contamination
• Precipitation
• Scale
• biosphere
• climate change
• ecology
• hydrology
• marine
• oceanography
• satellite
• sea level
• temperature
• vegetation
• air pollution and air quality

From the reviews:

"An overview of the large-scale aspects of the climate in Mediterranean is presented … . The book is written, structured and produced well, with good, clear tables, maps and graphs and a detailed reference list. It is a useful source book for the Mediterranean climate studies and is recommended for such studies." (Pavlos Kassomenos, International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 26 (7), 2006)

"It is well-known that the Mediterranean climate is influenced by the subtropical high pressure zone in summer (pronounced dryness), and the mid-latitude westerlies in winter (rainy season). … is useful for all scientists and students interested in the characteristics and variability of Mediterranean climate and its impacts. The range of interdisciplinary coverage is remarkable, the quality of text and figure reproduction is good quality … ." (C. –D. Schönwiese, Meteorologische Zeitschrift, Vol. 12 (5), 2003)

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  Hans-Jürgen Bolle

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