Global Change: Interviews with Leading Climate Scientists (SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences)

Georg G�tz

ISBN 10: 3642234437 / ISBN 13: 9783642234439

Published by Springer 2012-01-05, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Global Change: Interviews with Leading Climate Scientists (SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences)
• Publisher: Springer 2012-01-05
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642234437
• ISBN 13: 9783642234439
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Seven interviews with leading climate scientists cover both fundamental research (climate modeling, global warming, sea level change, melting of the ice caps, natural hazards) and impact assessment (adaption, mitigation, economic impacts and costs of climate change). Experts on different aspects of the topic explain their own field and give their opinion on general questions concerning climate change. The goal is to provide the reader with first-hand information on the current state of climate research.

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The book consists of interviews with leading climate scientists. Experts on different aspects of the topic explain their own field and give their opinion on general questions concerning climate change. The interviews cover both fundamental research (climate modeling, global warming, sea level change, melting of the ice caps, natural hazards) and impact assesment (adaption, mitigation, economic impacts and costs of climate change). The goal is to provide the reader with first-hand information on the current state of climate research.