Climate Variability and Extremes during the Past 100 Years

Table of contents (24 chapters)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. The Observational Climate Record

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      Chapter

      Pages 1-25

      A Focus on Climate During the Past 100 Years

      S. Brönnimann, T. Ewen, J. Luterbacher, H. F. Diaz, R. S. Stolarski, U. Neu
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      Chapter

      Pages 29-45

      From the Bottom to the Stratosphere Arctic Climate Features as Seen from the First International Polar Year (1882–1883) Until the End of World War II

      C. Lüdecke
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      Chapter

      Pages 47-63

      Arctic Sea Ice Data Sets in the Context of Climate Change During the 20th Century

      G. V. Alekseev, S. I. Kuzmina, A. P. Nagurny, N. E. Ivanov
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      Pages 65-83

      The Evolving SST Record from ICOADS

      S. D. Woodruff, H. F. Diaz, E. C. Kent, R. W. Reynolds, S. J. Worley
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      Pages 85-101

      Upper-air Temperature Trends: Current Problems and Some Recent Results

      A. M. Sterin, V. M. Khan, K. G. Rubinshtein
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      Pages 103-117

      Atmospheric Reanalyses and Climate Variations

      S. Uppala, A. Simmons, D. Dee, P. Kållberg, J.-N. Thépaut
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      Chapter

      Pages 119-128

      Constructing Climate Quality Atmospheric Temperatures from Satellite Microwave Measurements

      C. A. Mears
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      Pages 129-140

      Total Ozone Observations During the Past 80 Years

      S. Brönnimann, C. Vogler, J. Staehelin, R. Stolarski, G. Hansen
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3. Climate Trends: Forcings and Processes

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      Chapter

      Pages 143-154

      Arctic Sea Ice Variability During the Last Half Century

      J. Stroeve, W. Maslowski
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      Chapter

      Pages 155-167

      Decadal Changes in Surface Radiative Fluxes and Their Role in Global Climate Change

      M. Wild
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      Chapter

      Pages 169-178

      Observed Interdecadal Changes in Cloudiness: Real or Spurious?

      J. R. Norris
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      Pages 179-193

      The Role of Land-Atmosphere Interactions for Climate Variability in Europe

      S. I. Seneviratne, R. Stöckli
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      Chapter

      Pages 195-206

      Aerosol Effects on Precipitation Locally and Globally

      U. Lohmann
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4. Climate Variability and Extremes

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      Chapter

      Pages 209-220

      Human Activity and Climate Change in Africa

      H. Paeth
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      Chapter

      Pages 221-233

      Impacts of Climate Variability, Trends and NAO on 20th Century European Plant Phenology

      A. Menzel, N. Estrella, C. Schleip
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      Chapter

      Pages 235-250

      Summer Heat Waves in Western Europe, Their Past Change and Future Projections

      P. M. Della-Marta, M. Beniston
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      Chapter

      Pages 251-267

      Distribution Changes of Seasonal Mean Temperature in Observations and Climate Change Scenarios

      S. C. Scherrer, M. A. Liniger, C. Appenzeller, S. C. Scherrer, M. A. Liniger…
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5. Chemical Changes and the Variability of the Stratosphere

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      Chapter

      Pages 271-282

      Long-term Tropospheric Ozone Trends: A Critical Review

      J. Staehelin, C. Schnadt Poberaj, J. Staehelin, C. Schnadt Poberaj
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      Pages 283-291

      Simulation of Long-term Evolution of Stratospheric Dynamics and Chemistry: Role of Natural and Anthropogenic Forcings

      M. Dameris, R. Deckert, M. Dameris, R. Deckert
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      Pages 293-301

      Dynamical Changes in the Arctic and Antarctic Stratosphere During Spring

      U. Langematz, M. Kunze, U. Langematz, M. Kunze
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