Overview
- Organizes and documents research and analysis on a hot topic
- Provides the reader an overview of the current state of the climate of the Arctic
- Uses the latest meteorological data
- Description of climatic regions of the Arctic
Part of the book series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library (ATSL, volume 52)
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This book is a new and revised second edition of the book ‘The Climate of the Arctic’, published in 2003. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the current state of knowledge related to the climate of the Arctic, using the latest meteorological data. All meteorological elements are described in detail and an up-to-date review of the available literature for each element is given. Climatic regions are distinguished and described. The monograph also provides an account of the present state of research on climate change and variability in the Arctic for three time scales: the Holocene, the last Millennium, and the instrumental period. The book concludes with a presentation of the scenarios of the Arctic climate in the 21st century.
This monograph is intended for all those with a general interest in the fields of meteorology, climatology, and with a knowledge of the application of statistics in these areas.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Climate of the Arctic
Authors: Rajmund Przybylak
Series Title: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21696-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-21695-9Published: 03 November 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-33066-2Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-21696-6Published: 23 October 2015
Series ISSN: 1383-8601
Series E-ISSN: 2215-162X
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVI, 287
Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Climatology, Meteorology