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The Climate of the Mediterranean Region and Future Projections in Relation to Air Quality Issues

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This chapter first reviews some of the basic aspects of the climate of the Mediterranean based on observational datasets. Then climate projections for the mid-twenty-first century are presented, based on the latest generation of high resolution (grid spacing of ~12 km) regional climate projections. The emphasis is on variables that may be of interest for air pollution application, such as sub-regional wind regimes, surface air temperature, heat waves, daily precipitation frequency and intensity. It is shown how climate change may actually exacerbate air pollution issues already existing in the region.

Chapter reviewed by Uri Dayan (the Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem (HUJI), Dept. of Geography, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel), as part of the book Part I also reviewed by Piero Lionello (Univ. of Salento, and Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Lecce, Italy).

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Giorgi, F., Raffaele, F. (2023). The Climate of the Mediterranean Region and Future Projections in Relation to Air Quality Issues. In: Dulac, F., Sauvage, S., Hamonou, E. (eds) Atmospheric Chemistry in the Mediterranean Region. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12741-0_3

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