short update on Koeppen climate shifts in Europe between 1901 and 2003

The question is investigated how far global warming in the period 1901-2003 will affect the region of Europe. For this purpose, changes of the climate zones that exist according to Koeppen will be analysed. The trends and outliers in terms of expansion and location of individual climate types are us...

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Published in:Climatic change 2009, Vol.92 (1-2), p.99-107
Main Authors: Gerstengarbe, F.-W, Werner, P. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric Sciences
Bgi / Prodig
Classification
Climate change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Climates. General. Classifications
Climatology
Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change
Correlation analysis
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Global warming
Investigations
Meteorology
Physical geography
Precipitation
Statistical analysis
Temperature
Trends
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Summary:The question is investigated how far global warming in the period 1901-2003 will affect the region of Europe. For this purpose, changes of the climate zones that exist according to Koeppen will be analysed. The trends and outliers in terms of expansion and location of individual climate types are used as statistical indicators of climate change. The most important results of this study are: a) a significant increase of the extension of the climate types BS and Cr; b) a significant decrease of the extension of the climate types Dc and Ec; c) the largest changes are observed within the last two decades. These changes are discussed in relation to the mean conditions of temperature and precipitation. Moreover, significant correlations between the area extensions of climate types and the NAO index could be found.
ISSN:0165-0009
1573-1480
DOI:10.1007/s10584-008-9430-0