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Climate change trends and scenarios

Contents :

Summary :

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The climate system The greenhouse effect
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Climate of terrestrial planets The cooling factors

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The water cycle

Selected indicators of climate change

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Temperature and CO2 in the atmosphere
over the past 400 000 years
Global atmospheric concentration of CO2
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Annual temperature trends in 20th century

Annual precipitation trends in 20th century

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Global temperature anomalies Projected global mean temperature rise
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Change in global temperature from
present time to 2080s
Change in global precipitation from
present time to 2080s
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Scheme of the dynamic formation
of the climate in Central Asia

Climate regions

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Cumulative solar radiation and
sunshine duration

Wind speed and direction in selected
regions of Tajikistan

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Average monthly near surface
temperatures in Tajikistan
Mean near surface temperature in January
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Mean near surface temperature in July The dynamics of annual mean near surface temperature at Dushanbe station
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Annual maximum and minimum air
temperatures at Dushanbe station
The dynamics of annual mean near surface temperature at Fedchenko glacier
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Deviations of summer air temperatures
from normal value 1961-1990

Deviations of winter air temperatures from normal value 1961-1990

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The dynamics of annual mean surface temperature during 1961-1990 Deviations of air temperatures
in 2000 from normal value
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Projected mean annual temperatures
based on climate models by 2050s
Monthly mean precipitation in selected
regions of Tajikistan
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Mean annual rainfall The dynamics of annual precipitation in Murgab
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The dynamics of annual precipitation in Khorog The dynamics of annual precipitation
during 1961-1990
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Deviation of precipitation in 2000
from normal value
Projected annual precipitation based
on climate models by 2050s
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Mean maximum height of snow cover
in winter season
The dynamics of water reserves
in snow in mountain areas
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The dynamics of snow stocks during 1961-1990 The dynamics of extreme weather events
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