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Climate Change in Poland

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The chapter presents the results of analyses made on the basis of daily homogeneous series of maximum, minimum, and average temperature data originating from 58 meteorological stations. Standard measures of climate variability based on absolute values as well as on their relative measures were used. Attention was paid to long-term trends and extreme values, including the number of days with specific air temperature thresholds. All characteristics have been compiled for the period 1951–2018. Changes in the average air temperature since the beginning of their operation were assessed for three stations (Krakow, Warszawa, and Gdansk).

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  1. Faculty of Geography and Geology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland

    Zbigniew Ustrnul & Agnieszka Wypych

  2. Institute of Meteorology and Water Management—National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland

    Zbigniew Ustrnul, Agnieszka Wypych & Danuta Czekierda

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Ustrnul, Z., Wypych, A., Czekierda, D. (2021). Air Temperature Change. In: Falarz, M. (eds) Climate Change in Poland. Springer Climate. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70328-8_11

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