Climatic change and its impacts an overview focusing on Switzerland / by Martin Beniston
| Author(s): | Beniston, Martin |
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| Subjects: | Climatic changes--Switzerland Climatic changes |
| Formats: | Electronic Resource, Remote |
| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2004 |
| Series: | Advances in global change research 19 Advances in global change research v. 19 |
| LC Classification: | Q, QC |
| Table of Contents: | 1. Climate, the environment, and humankind : lessons from the past 1 2. The climate system 27 3. Natural forcing of the climate system 53 4. Anthropogenic forcing of the climate system 73 5. Modelling and observing climate 91 6. Current and future climatic change 129 7. Climate in Switzerland since 1900 155 8. Climate trends and impacts in Switzerland in the 21st century 193 9. Conclusions 241 |
| Alternate Titles: | In: OhioLINK electronic book center (OCoLC)180989150 In: SpringerLink (OCoLC)43927870 Issued in other form: Beniston, Martin. Climatic change and its impacts : an overview focusing on Switzerland. (OCoLC)55502614 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2004051547 ISBN: 1402023456 (HB : acid-free paper) ISBN: 9781402023453 (HB : acid-free paper) ISBN: 1402023464 (e-book) ISBN: 9781402023460 (e-book) Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-286) Contents: Climate, the environment, and humankind: lessons from the past -- The climate system -- Natural forcing of the climate system -- Anthropogenic forcing of the climate system -- Modeling and observing climate -- Current and future climatic change -- Climate in Switzerland since 1900 -- Climate trends and impacts in Switzerland in the 21st Century -- Conclusions Available to OhioLINK libraries Reproduction notes: Electronic reproduction. Berlin : Springer, 2008. s2008 gw n s Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Physical Description: | x, 286 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 436368022 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 1402023456 9781402023453 1402023464 9781402023460 |