Global Precipitations and Climate Change

In regard to global change, emphasis is generally placed on the increase in global temperature, but large changes in the distribution of precipitation are also likely to occur. Such changes have been redorded in the past by paleoclimatological studies or in the field of climatology. Different approa...

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Other Authors: Desbois, Michel (Editor), Desalmand, Francoise (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1994, 1994
Edition:1st ed. 1994
Series:Nato ASI Subseries I:, Global Environmental Change
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In regard to global change, emphasis is generally placed on the increase in global temperature, but large changes in the distribution of precipitation are also likely to occur. Such changes have been redorded in the past by paleoclimatological studies or in the field of climatology. Different approaches to monitoring and forecasting the evolution of climate-scale precipitation are reviewed by paleoclimatologists, hydrologists, satellite meteorologists, and climate modellers
Physical Description:XI, 466 p online resource
ISBN:9783642792687