Variability of Air Temperature and Atmospheric Precipitation in the Arctic

• A Review of the Literature.- Data and Methods.- Variability in Atmospheric Circulation in the Arctic between 1939 and 1990.- Variability of Air Temperature.- Variability of Atmospheric Precipitation.- Scenarios of Thermal-Precipitation Conditions in a Warmer World.- Conclusions.- Variability of Air Temperature and Atmospheric Precipitation in the Arctic: An Update to 2000.

"The book will appeal to all persons interested in the climate of polar areas of the Earth. Students and scientists dealing with the climate of the Arctic for the first time will greatly appreciate the definitions of the seven climatic regions that are used in all subsequent chapters. As the text gives a detailed account of the most important climatic elements for the Arctic it can be warmly recommended to researchers from different academic disciplines (geophysical, biological and ecological directions) that need a deeper understanding of the sensitive and until now insufficiently treated Arctic ecosystem." (Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 46 (2003)