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Overview
The material presented in this book covers such diverse areas as shifts in precipitation patterns in a changing global climate, the implications for floods or drought, and considerations of managing water resources stressed by poor management practices, overexploitation, and climatic change. The originality of this work is that it brings together under one cover issues that are often otherwise dealt with in a mono-disciplinary manner, i.e. either through the physical sciences or through economic or social considerations. In this way, the book has an added value for scientists who wish to broaden their horizons and avenues of research.
The book is primarily aimed at advanced academic research, from PhD or post-doctoral levels and beyond.
Synopsis
Global warming will probably increase the rate of evaporation and precipitation, but though water will be plentiful globally, its supply will continue to be limited regionally. Physical and social scientists from 20 countries gathered in Wengen, Switzerland in September 2000 to consider the matter. In the 23 published studies, they look at the sensitivity of precipitation regimes to climatic change, floods and droughts, the sensitivity of precipitation and runoff to climatic signals such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, climate projections and hydrological assessments, and water resource management. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR