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The Polish Climate in the European Context: An Historical Overview

  • Climate of Poland and Central/Eastern Europe during the past millennium combining instrumental, documentary and other proxy data
  • Long-term instrumental meteorological series from Poland
  • Long-term proxy-based paleoclimatic reconstructions for the past 500 years
  • Comparative studies of the paleo-reconstructions from data, proxy data and GCM
  • Synthesis of long-term subsurface temperature change based on borehole temperatures

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. The European Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Climate Change in Poland in the Past Centuries and its Relationship to European Climate: Evidence from Reconstructions and Coupled Climate Models

      • Jürg Luterbacher, Elena Xoplaki, Marcel Küttel, Eduardo Zorita, Jesus Fidel González-Rouco, Phil D. Jones et al.
      Pages 3-39
    3. Historical Climate in Central Europe During the Last 500 Years

      • Rudolf Brázdil, Petr Dobrovolný
      Pages 41-70
  3. The Climate of Poland in Recent Centuries: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 128-128
    2. Instrumental Observations

      • Rajmund Przybylak
      Pages 129-166
    3. Documentary Evidence

      • Rajmund Przybylak, Piotr Oliński, Waldemar Chorążyczewski, Wiesław Nowosad, Krzysztof Syta
      Pages 167-190
    4. Dendrochronological Data

      • Andrzej Zielski, Marek Krąpiec, Marcin Koprowski
      Pages 191-217
    5. Geophysical Data

      • Jan Šafanda, Jacek Majorowicz
      Pages 219-226
    6. Concluding Remarks to Part II

      • Rajmund Przybylak
      Pages 227-231
  4. The Climate of Poland and Europe in Recent Centuries: New Findings Results

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 234-234
    2. Long-Term Changes of Bioclimatic Conditions in Cracow (Poland)

      • Krzysztof Błażejczyk, Robert Twardosz
      Pages 235-246
    3. Climate Warming in the Czech Republic: Evidence Stored in Shallow Subsurface

      • Vladimir Čermák, Petr Dědeček, Jan Šafanda, Milan Krešl
      Pages 247-266
    4. Multi-Annual Variability of Cloudiness and Sunshine Duration in Cracow Between 1826 and 2005

      • Piotr Lewik, Dorota Matuszko, Maria Morawska-Horawska
      Pages 341-353
    5. Changes in Sea Surface Temperature of the South Baltic Sea (1854–2005)

      • Andrzej A. Marsz, Anna Styszyńska
      Pages 355-374

About this book

Reconstruction of the climate variability of the past 500 years is a topic of great scientific interest not only in global terms, but also at regional and local levels. This period is interesting on account of the increasing influence of anthropogenic forcing and its overlap with natural factors. The Polish Climate in the European Context: An Historical Overview summarises the results of research into climate variability based on a combination of instrumental, documentary, dendrochronological and borehole data from Poland.

The first part of the book provides a Central European perspective of research in these fields, which forms the general background for a presentation of the state of the art of climatic change studies in Poland during the past 500 years (Part 2). This is followed by a selection of papers dealing mainly with different aspects of climate variability in Poland and Central Europe (Part 3).

"This book is a valuable tool integrating Polish, Central and Eastern European climate research into the global context. It is, as such, a must for climate researchers worldwide." (Gaston Demarée, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium)

"This volume marks a significant step forward in our understanding of European climatic history." (Christian Pfister, University of Bern)

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From the reviews:

"This book is a valuable tool integrating Polish, Central and Eastern European climate research into the global context. It is, as such, a must for climate researchers worldwide." (Gaston Demarée, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium)

"This volume marks a significant step forward in our understanding of European climatic history." (Christian Pfister, University of Bern)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Climatology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

    Rajmund Przybylak

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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