Understanding Climate Change: Climate Variability, Predictability, and Change in the Midwestern United States - Couverture rigide

 
9780253353443: Understanding Climate Change: Climate Variability, Predictability, and Change in the Midwestern United States
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0253353440 ISBN 13 : 9780253353443
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2009

Synopsis

There is now unequivocal evidence for an anthropogenic forcing of climate change. Today our climate system is evolving principally, though not exclusively, as a result of human activities. Changes in the climate system on the global scale will inevitably have consequences that are regionally specific and provide opportunities for research into the impact of these changes. Understanding Climate Change focuses on the Midwestern United States-a region that contains approximately one-fifth of the nation's population, plays a critical role in national agricultural productivity, and experiences a high frequency of extreme events. Employing observational data and model simulations, the research presented here provides detailed assessments of climate change, variability, and predictability over the past 100 years with predictions for the coming century.

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À propos de l?auteur

S. C. Pryor is Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Geography at Indiana University Bloomington.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253353440
ISBN 13 
9780253353443
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
312
Éditeur
Pryor Sara C.
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Personne responsable
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