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Author Götz, Georg

Title Global change : interviews with leading climate scientists / Georg Götz
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 53 pages) : color portraits
Series SpringerBriefs in earth system sciences, 2191-589X
SpringerBriefs in earth system sciences
Contents Understanding does not imply predictive power -- We always make models for something, not of something -- Time means are more predictable than the instantaneous state -- The large scale dynamics are reasonably well understood, un-certainty lies in the parametrization of small-scale processes -- It is the poor and the marginalized that are hit hardest by climate change -- When deciding about long-term strategies, irreversibility is a key point -- The Montreal Agreement is a good example of how to deal with a global environmental problem
Summary 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 assessment (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
Analysis Environmental sciences
Meteorology
Life sciences
Climatic changes
Environmental economics
Environment
Climate Change
Meteorology/Climatology
Popular Science in Nature and Environment
meteorologie
klimatologie
climatology
natuur
nature
milieu
klimaatverandering
climatic change
milieueconomie
Environmental Sciences (General)
Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
SUBJECT Klimaänderung. swd (DE-603)085731277 (DE-588c)4164199-1
Sozioökonomischer Wandel. swd (DE-603)086755714 (DE-588c)4318539-3
Subject Climatologists -- Interviews
Climatic changes
Climate Change
climate change.
NATURE -- Weather.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
Climatic changes
Climatologists
Genre/Form interviews.
Interviews
Interviews.
Interviews.
Form Electronic book
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