Detecting and Modelling Regional Climate Change (2001. XXVI, 651 p. w. 257 figs. 24 cm)

Updated, integrated and organized knowledge on regional climate change Regional climate scenarios from all over the world with special emphasis on the Northern Hemisphere Text: For the very first time, this book provides updated, integrated and organized, theoretical and methodological information on regional climate change and the associated environmental and socio-economic impacts on a regional scale. The most recent findings in the field of longterm climate change, which improve our understanding of the global climate puzzle, will be presented. Readers are introduced to state-of-the-art research in downscaling and GCMs, which involve the construction of reliable regional climate scenarios and the solution to key p << roblems regarding the assessment of the impacts of climate change in the most important geographical areas of the world, from the Arctic to Antarctic regions, with special emphasis on the Northern Hemisphere.