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CH2018. Climatic changes in Switzerland over the last 300 years. Stefan Brönnimann, OCCR/Inst. Geography, University of Bern. Swiss Geoscience Meeting 2018. CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700. Outline. Reconstructions Temperature Precipitation Wind storms. Instrumental Data.
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CH2018 Climatic changes in Switzerland over the last 300 years Stefan Brönnimann, OCCR/Inst. Geography, University of Bern Swiss Geoscience Meeting 2018
CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Outline • Reconstructions • Temperature • Precipitation • Wind storms
Instrumental Data CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Reconstruction methods
Proxies CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Reconstruction methods
Regression, Data Assimilation CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Reconstruction methods • Trachsel: Regression models • Bayesian framework for 30-yr uncertainty • Franke: Data Assimilation • Ensemble of 30 to determine uncertainty • 20th Centurry Reanylsis (ensemble of 56) for storms
Annual series CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Summer temperature
Summer temperature 30-yr moving average Far outside the rangeof the last 300 years CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700
Inconclusive CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Summer precipitation
Multidecadalvariability CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Winter wind storms
CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Flood events • Atmospheric causes
CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Everbody knew it all along
CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Everbody knew it all along
CH2018 – Swiss Climate since 1700 Conclusions • Unprecedented summer mean temperature • No cold summers anymore • Decadal variability of wind storms and flood events