Romania's climate dynamics and future projections

Romana Drasovean; Gabriel Murariu; Simona Condurache-Bota; Nicolae Tigau; George Sorin Frasina

Romana Drasovean “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, 111 Domnească Street, 800008 Galati, Romania
Gabriel Murariu “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, 111 Domnească Street, 800008 Galati, Romania, REXDAN research center, 800201 Galati, Romania
Simona Condurache-Bota “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, 111 Domnească Street, 800008 Galati, Romania, REXDAN research center, 800201 Galati, Romania
Nicolae Tigau “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, 111 Domnească Street, 800008 Galati, Romania
George Sorin Frasina “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Engineering, 111 Domnească Street, 800008, Galati, Romania

Keywords: climate dynamics, thermal and rainfall trends

Abstract

Climate change is a hot topic these days in all countries around the world. Although Romania has taken important steps to combat climate change, continued efforts are needed to implement existing policies for monitoring and forecasting climate parameters, as well as to raise population awareness. In this paper, several climatic parameters are analyzed, such as mean annual air temperature, average minimum and maximum temperatures per month, mean temperature during the vegetation season, annual amount of precipitation, amount of precipitation per month and amount of precipitation during the vegetation season. Climatic parameters were studied over four periods: 1901-1930, 1931-1960, 1961-1990 and 1991-2023. Temperatures were also estimated until the year 2100. Projected future temperatures were estimated by combining data found in the current databases and Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) projection data. Some ecoclimatic indices were calculated, such as De Martonne aridity index and the Lang rainfall index. To achieve the objectives of this study, the following databases were used: World Bank Climate Knowledge Portal, European Environment Agency (EEA), Our World in Data, European Drought Observatory (EDO), European Climate Assessment & Dataset.

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