Regional climate variability and its impacts in the Mediterranean area
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
/ edited by A. Mellouki and A.R. Ravishankara
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Dordrecht
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xviii, 316 p. , ill., maps , 25 cm. + , 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
SERIES
Series Title
(NATO science series. Series IV, Earth and environmental sciences
Volume Designation
; v. 79)
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division."
Text of Note
"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Regional Climate Variability and its Impacts in the Mediterranean Area, Marrakech, Morocco, 1 September, 2006"--T.p. verso.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Electronic
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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"In an age when climate change is of key international concern, this work is both timely and important. The articles collected here are the result of a NATO workshop which brought together an extraordinary number of scientists. The attention is focused on the Mediterranean area which, like others around the globe, is facing its own particular climate stresses due to the chemical, biological and land characteristics of the region. Water shortages coupled with air pollution create unique stresses, due to the area's location and emissions. In North Africa, the problems associated with the seasonal distribution of water, leading to chronic shortages, is exacerbated by air pollution due to emissions in the region and those transported from its global neighbors. This volume details the findings of experts from North Africa and Mediterranean Europe, and in particular describes the influence of chemical emissions and climate transformation. It also looks to the future, addressing the problems associated with the growth of multiple stresses in the region, brought about by human activity and the rapid advance of industrialization."--Publisher.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Climatic changes , Mediterranean Region
Mediterranean Region , Climate
Electronic books
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
E-BOOK
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Regional Climate Variability and its Impacts in the Mediterranean Area (2006 : Marrakech, Morocco)
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Mellouki, A
Ravishankara, A. R. (Akkiheb Ramaiah), 1949-
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division