Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Volume 1: Air, Sea and Precipitation and Water /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Navarra, Antonio. (Editor), Tubiana, Laurence. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Advances in Global Change Research, 50
• Subjects: Geography.; Environmental sciences.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Social sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Earth System Sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Environment, general.; Environmental Economics.; Social Sciences, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5781-3

This is volume 1 of a three-volume final report which thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE  Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Conducted under the auspices...

Table of Contents:

• PART I: Air, Sea and Precipitation
• Introduction
• 1. Past and Current Climate Changes in the Mediterranean Region
• 2. Future Climate Projections
• 3. Mechanisms of Climate Variability, Air Quality and Impacts of Atmospheric Constituents in the Mediterranean Region
• 4. Detection and Attribution
• Summary and Major Findings
• PART II: Water
• Introduction
• 5. The Hydrological Cycle of the Mediterranean
• 6. Impacts of Climate Change on Freshwater Bodies: Quantitative Aspects
• 7. Impacts of Climate Change on Water Quality
• Summary and Major Findings
• Index.