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Part I Introduction 1. Foreword (M. Falarz) 2. Data and methods of investigations 3. Homogeneity of climatological series 4. Initial research of climate change in Poland (M. Falarz, M. Opala-Owczarek, T. Niedzwiedz, Z. Bielec-Bakowska, J. Wojkowski, D. Matuszko, J. Filipiak, Z. Ustrnul, A. Wypych, E. Lupikasza, M. Lisowska, A. Bokwa, K. Blazejczyk, K. Piotrowicz, M. Szwed) Part II Long-term climate change 5. Climate change before instrumental measurements (M. Opala-Owczarek, T. Niedzwiedz, R. Przybylak, W. Tylmann) Part III Recent climate change 6. Change of atmospheric circulation (T. Niedzwiedz, Z. Ustrnul) 6.1. Circulation types 6.2. Circulation indices 6.3. Air masses 6.4. Atmospherical fronts 7. Air pressure change (Z. Bielec-Bakowska, K. Piotrowicz) 7.1. Average values of air pressure 7.2. Extreme values of air pressure 7.3. Number of days with sea level pressure =990 hPa and = 1030 hPa 8. Solar radiation change (J. Wojkowski) 8.1. Sum of total radiation 9. Sunshine change (D. Matuszko, B. Bogdanska, J. Soroka, S. Weglarczyk) 9.1. Sum of real sunshine 9.2. Sum of relative sunshine 9.3. Number of days without sunshine 10. Cloudiness change (J. Filipiak) 10.1. Total cloudiness 10.2. Number of days of little cloudiness 10.3. Number of cloudy days 10.4. Types of clouds 11. Air temperature change (Z. Ustrnul, A. Wypych, D. Czekierda) 11.1. Maximum temperature 11.2. Minimum temperature 11.3. Charakteristical days 12. Air humidity change (A. Wypych) 12.1. Relative humidity 12.2. Real humidity 13. Precipitation change (E. Lupikasza and Coauthors)) 13.1. Total precipitation 13.2. Extreme precipitation 13.3. Number of days with precipitation 13.4. Periods without precipitation 14. Snow cover change (M. Falarz, E. Bednorz) 14.1. Snow cover duration 14.2. Snow cover depth 15. Change of wind (M. Lisowska, K. Kulesza, K. Leziak) 15.1. Average wind speed 15.3. Calms 15.3. Strong winds 16. Change of selected meteorological phenomena: 16.1. Change of thunderstorms and tornadoes (Z. Bielec-Bakowska, L. Kolendowicz, M. Taszarek) 16.1.1. Number of days with thunderstorms and tornadoes 16.1.2. Intensitivity of thunderstorms and tornadoes 16.2. Change of hail frequency (Z. Bielec-Bakowska and Coauthors) 16.3. Change of fog frequency (A. Bokwa, A. Wypych, M. Hajto) 16.3.1. Number of days with fog 16.3.2. Number of fogs of a given duration 16.3.3. Number of fogs of a given intensity 17. Change of bioclimatic indices (K. Blazejczyk, J. Baranowski, M. Kuchcik, S. Slowinska, J. Szmyd) 17.1. Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) 17.2. Wind Chill (PET and/or PST indices) 17.3. The anticipated thermal insulation of cloth 18. Change of weather types (K. Piotrowicz, D. Ciaranek) 18.1. Typer of a highest frequency 18.2. Number of weather types Part IV 19. Future climate change (M. Szwed, D. Graczyk, I. Pinskwar at al.) Part V 20. Discussion and conclusion 20.1. Relations to European climate change 20.2. Climate change in Poland and the IPCC Assessment Report
