| Main Title |
Global Change Interviews with Leading Climate Scientists / [electronic resource] : |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Götz, Georg.
|
| Publisher |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, |
| Year Published |
2012 |
| Call Number |
QC902.8-903.2 |
| ISBN |
9783642234446 |
| Subjects |
Environmental sciences ;
Meteorology ;
Life sciences ;
Climatic changes ;
Environmental economics
|
| Internet Access |
|
| Collation |
VII, 53p. 7 illus. in color. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
Understanding does not imply predictive power -- We always make models for something, not of something -- Time means are more predictable than the instantaneous state -- The large scale dynamics are reasonably well understood, un-certainty lies in the parametrization of small-scale processes -- It is the poor and the marginalized that are hit hardest by climate change -- When deciding about long-term strategies, irreversibility is a key point -- The Montreal Agreement is a good example of how to deal with a global environmental problem. The book consists of interviews with leading climate scientists. Experts on different aspects of the topic explain their own field and give their opinion on general questions concerning climate change. The interviews cover both fundamental research (climate modeling, global warming, sea level change, melting of the ice caps, natural hazards) and impact assesment (adaption, mitigation, economic impacts and costs of climate change). The goal is to provide the reader with first-hand information on the current state of climate research. |
| Place Published |
Berlin, Heidelberg |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences, |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2012 |
| Series Title Untraced |
SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences, |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130726165416 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02795nam a22005055i 45 |
