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Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin

By Hans von Storch , Anders Omstedt (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2008
ISBN
978-3-540-72785-9, 978-3-540-72786-6
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-72786-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (19370402 bytes)
Series
Regional Climate Studies
Edition
1
Pages
474\490
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-22 07:57:53
Meteorology/Climatology; Hydrogeology; Oceanograph

Description

This book offers an up-to-date overview of the latest scientific findings in regional climate research on the Baltic Sea basin. This includes climate changes in the recent past, climate projections up until 2100 using the most sophisticated regional climate models available, and an assessment of climate change impacts on terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. The authors demonstrate that the regional climate has already started to change, and will continue to do so - projections show that the region will become considerably warmer and wetter in some parts, but dryer in others. Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems have already shown adjustments to increased temperatures, and are expected to face further changes in the near future. The BACC Author Team consists of more than 80 scientists from 13 countries covering various disciplines related to climate research and related impacts. BACC is a project within the BALTEX (Baltic Sea Experiment) Programme and a contribution to the World Climate Research Programme.

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