Climate variability in the mountain river valleys of the Ukrainian Carpathians

The research deals with the analysis of centennial climate dynamics in Western Ukraine based on instrumental observations. The climate of the region is one of the least researched. Its local peculiarities require a deeper study. In the last 130 years, the temperature and precipitation characteristics in the region are observed to have undergone changes. Low mountainous regions and similar adjoining territories of canyon river valleys with complex topography are noted for differences in the character of the long and short-term dynamics. The temporal distribution of temperature manifests itself in two major periods of gradual decrease and rapid increase of annual temperature means. Within the first one, some shorter phases are identified, especially for the Precarpathian region. The precipitation distribution in the centennial scale shows no clear-cut trends. Still, some decadal periods or maybe cycles are distinguished. They are supposed to be related to the intensity and transformation of regional synoptic patterns.