Overview and synthesis of the international conference on mountain environments in changing climates

Conference · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6146460

Beniston, M ^[1]

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1. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (Switzerland)

This article reviews the activities of the AMS-cosponsored conference that was held in Davos, Switzerland, 11-16 October 1992. The objective of the Davos conference was to bring together scientists from a variety of disciplines, such as climatology, hydrology, biology, ecology, and economics, to discuss various aspects of mountain environments in changing climates. Sessions concerned: studies of mountain climates through observations and models; paleoclimates and paleoenvironments of the mountain world; mountain glaciers and hydrology in the changing climate; mountain ecosystems in the context of global change and; socioeconomic aspects and decision making for mountains facing abrupt climate change. A summary of the keynote address is included in this review. 1 ref.

• OSTI ID: 6146460
• Report Number(s): CONF-930133--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 74:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540110*
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
ECOSYSTEMS
GLACIERS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
HYDROLOGY
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
MEETINGS
METEOROLOGY
MOUNTAINS
PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS