Focussed on the industrial period of the past 100 years in Europe, this Atlas provides observational-statistical information using the concept of selected climate element (temperature, precipitation, humidity, pressure) change charts specified for different months or seasons of the year, including tests of statistical confidence. In total, 316 trend charts are presented which allow an overview and a detailed analysis of the geographical patterns of climate change in Europe.
Purpose of analysis and reliability problems; method of analysis; overview of results; some relations to upper air data; conclusions. Appendices: station and related homogeneity list; some aspects of spectral variance.