Extremely Cold Winter Months in Europe (1951-2010)

• Autorzy: Twardosz R. , Kossowska-Cezak U. , Pełech S.

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DOI

10.1515/acgeo-2016-0083

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Investigation of extreme thermal conditions is important from the perspective of global warming. Therefore, this study has been undertaken in order to determine the frequency, timing and spatial extent of extremely cold months in winter time at 60 weather stations across Europe over a sixty-year period from 1951 to 2010. Extremely cold months (ECMs) are defined as months in which the average air temperature is lower than the corresponding multi-annual average by at least 2 standard deviations. Half of all the ECMs occurred in the years 1951-1970 (33 out of 67). The lowest number of ECMs was recorded in the decade 19912000, but since the beginning of the 21st century, their density and territorial extent has started to increase again. The extremely cold months with ECMs of the greatest spatial extent, covering at least one third of the stations (over 20 stations), included: February 1954 (22), February 1956 (36), January 1963 (25), and January 1987 (23 stations).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

extreme temperature; temperature anomaly; winter season; Europe

PL

temperatury ekstremalne; anomalia temperatury; sezon zimowy; Europa

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 64, no. 6
• Strony: 2609--2629
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Twardosz R.

• Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

autor

Kossowska-Cezak U.

• Department of Climatology, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Warsaw University, Warszawa, Poland

autor

Pełech S.

• Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

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