Climate impact assessment: Studies of the interaction of climate and society

Book · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5553553

Kates, R W; Ausubel, J H; Berberian, M

A collection of essays assess recent climate shifts, and the possibilities of human-induced climate alterations such as a long-term global warming derived from the enrichment of the atmospheric content of the 'greenhouse' gases. Contributors cover climatic variability and change, identifying climate sensitivity, the biophysical impacts of agriculture, fisheries, pastoralism, water resources, and energy resources, and social and economic impacts and adjustments.

• OSTI ID: 5553553
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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