Climate and Climate Change of Mongolia

In brief, Mongolia's climate can be described as having a harsh continental character. Mongolia's climate varies considerably from region to region, not only due to latitudinal differences, but also because of altitude and vegetation cover, etc. This chapter begins with an overview of Mongolia's climate studies carried out by national and foreign scientists. It also shows the influencing factors on climatic features in Mongolia, its geographical location, remoteness from the oceans, topographical features, global circulation and their inter-relationships and the geographical distribution of the main climatic parameters, temperature and precipitation, atmospheric pressure and wind systems. Finally, it will provide an overview of climate change, its causes and consequences, as well as the future trend in the main parameters—air temperature and precipitation in Mongolia.