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Global Environmental Changes in South Asia A Regional Perspective /

The South Asian Rapid Assessment Programme (SA RAP) initiated by the Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training (START), and supported by the Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Studies (MAIRS), has for the first time attempted to synthesize the scientific understanding generated so far b...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mitra, A. P. (Editor), Sharma, C. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
Subjects:
Environmental sciences.
Climatic changes.
Environment.
Climate Change.
Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9913-7
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Human Dimensions of Changing Environment
  • 2. Development Pathway
  • 3. Instrumental, Terrestrial and Marine Records of the Climate of South Asia during the Holocene: Present Status, Unresolved Problems and Societal Aspects
  • 4. Land Transformation and its Consequences in South Asia
  • 5. Atmospheric Composition Change and Air Quality
  • 6. Global Warming, Changes in Hydrological Cycle and Availability of Water
  • 7. A Review on Current Status of Flood and Drought Forecasting in South Asia
  • 8. Hydrometeorology of Floods and Droughts in South Asia - A Brief Appraisal
  • 9. The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Stream-Flows in the Greater Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Basin
  • 10. Changes in the Coastal and Marine Environments
  • 11. Key Vulnerabilities of Human Society in South Asia to Climate Change and Adaptation Issues
  • Index.

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