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Main Title Eurasian Arctic Land Cover and Land Use in a Changing Climate [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Author Gutman, Garik.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Reissell, Anni.
Publisher Springer Netherlands,
Year Published 2011
Call Number GA1-1776
ISBN 9789048191185
Subjects Geography ; Life sciences ; Remote sensing ; Geographical information systems ; Ecology ; Social sciences
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9118-5
Collation XXIII, 306 p. online resource.
Notes
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
This volume is a compilation of studies on interactions of land-cover/land-use change with climate in a region where the climate warming is most pronounced compared to other areas of the globe. The climate warming in the far North, and in the Arctic region of Northern Eurasia in particular, affects both the landscape and human activities, and hence human dimensions are an important aspect of the topic. Environmental pollution together with climate warming may produce irreversible damages to the current Arctic ecosystems. Regional land-atmosphere feedbacks may have large global importance. Remote sensing is a primary tool in studying vast northern territories where in situ observations are sporadic. State-of-the-art methods of satellite remote sensing combined with GIS and models are used to tackle science questions and provide an outlook of current land-cover changes and potential scenarios for the future. Audience: The book is a truly international effort involving U.S. and European scientists. It is directed at the broad science community including graduate students, academics and other professionals in this field.