| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 414 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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Special publications of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics series |
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Special publications of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Objectives; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I Future Earth and Planetary Issues; 1 International Drivers to Study Climatic and Environmental Change: A Challenge to Scientific Unions; 1.1 Climatic Change; 1.2 International Political Drivers in Relation to Climate Change; 1.3 International Inter-Governmental Drivers; 1.3.1 The Work of the IPCC; 1.3.1.1 Special Reports; 1.4 Other International Drivers; 1.5 The International Scientific Response; 1.6 The Role of Scientific Unions |
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1.7 Sustainability1.7.1 Quantifying Sustainability; 1.7.2 The Role of Geodesists and Geophysicists; 1.7.3 Neo-Cornucopianism and Malthusianism; 1.7.3.1 Food; 1.8 Gaps; 1.9 Summary; 1.9.1 Develop a New Body -- Either by Merger or by Creation of a New Body; 1.9.2 Collaborate with Like-Minded Individuals; 1.9.3 Develop a New Program; Internet Resources; References; 2 Future Earth and Expected Mega Changes; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Observed Changes in the Climate System; 2.3 Future Climate and Expected Mega Changes; 2.3.1 Expected Future Changes in the Earth's Environment in Some Future Years |
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2.4 What Are Mega Changes?2.4.1 Increased Displacement of People; 2.4.1.1 Widespread Drought and Undermined Food Security; 2.4.1.2 Increased Poverty and Hunger; 2.4.1.3 National Security Implications; 2.4.2 Reduced Surface and Groundwater Resources, Water Crisis; 2.4.2.1 Melting of Himalayan Glaciers; 2.4.3 Increased Extreme Events; 2.4.4 Irreversible Changes; 2.4.4.1 Warmer Temperatures; 2.4.4.2 Sea-Level Rise; 2.4.4.3 Changing Geography; 2.4.4.4 Ocean Acidification; 2.4.4.5 Extinction of Species; 2.4.4.6 Loss of Amazon Rain Forest; 2.4.4.7 Reduced Permafrost Extent |
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2.4.4.8 Exacerbated Human Health Problem2.5 Summary; Acknowledgements; Internet Resources; References; 3 Global Change, Space Weather, and Climate; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Sun and the Heliosphere; 3.3 The Magnetic Field of the Earth; 3.4 Interaction between the Sun and the Earth's Magnetic Field; 3.5 Space Weather Effects on Technology; 3.6 The Climate System; 3.7 Sun-Climate Relationship; 3.8 Conclusions; References; 4 Climate Issues from the Planetary Perspective and Insights for the Earth; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Terrestrial Planets |
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4.2.1 The Current Climate of Venus and Contrast with Earth4.2.2 Current Climate of Mars Compared to Earth; 4.2.3 Early Climates of Earth, Mars and Venus; 4.2.4 Common Evolutionary Processes; 4.3 Titan; 4.3.1 An Earth-Like World in the Outer Solar System; 4.3.2 Seasonal Effects and Meteorology at 10 AU; 4.4 Space Weather in the Solar System; 4.4.1 Planetary Space Weather Agents, Analogy and Contrast with Earth; 4.4.2 The Significant Role of the Sun in Space Weather at the Terrestrial Planets; 4.4.3 Space Weather Phenomena in the Outer Solar System |
| Summary |
Authoritative reviews on the wide-ranging ramifications of climate change, from an international team of eminent researchers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Earth science -- Research
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Geophysics.
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Earth sciences -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Beer, Tom, editor.
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Li, Jianping (Meteorology professor), editor.
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Alverson, Keith D., 1965- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781316774205 |
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1316774201 |
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9781316761489 |
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1316761487 |
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