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OverviewClimatic uncertainty affect water resources planning and management in the American West. This book examines the scientific basis for predictions of climate change, the implications of climate uncertainty for water resources management, and the management options available for responding to climate variability and potential climate change. Full Product DetailsAuthor: National Research Council , Division on Earth and Life Studies , Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources , Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources ManagementPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780309046770ISBN 10: 0309046777 Pages: 358 Publication Date: 01 February 1991 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 1. Overview; 3 2. Sharing Water Resources with Future Generations; 4 3. The Science Climate Change and Climate; 5 4. Primer on Climate Change; 6 5. Climate Change and Climate Variability: The Climate Record; 7 6. Climate Change and Climate Variability: The Paleo Record; 8 7. Effects of Increasing Carbon Dioxide Levels and Climate Change ..; 9 8. Hydrologic Implications of Climate Uncertainty in the Western United States; 10 9. The Implications of Climate Change for Streamflow and Water Supply ..; 11 10. Climate Uncertainty: Implications for Operations of Water Control Systems; 12 11. Economic Consequences of Climate Variability on Water in the West; 13 12. Western Water Law, Global Climate Change, and Risk Allocation; 14 13. Water Resources Forecasting; 15 14. Some Aspects of Hydrologic Variability; 16 15. Management Responses to Climate Variability; 17 16. Improvements in Agricultural Water Management; 18 17. Creative Water Management; 19 18. Weather Modification as a Response to Variations in Weather and Climate; 20 19. Managing Water Supply Variability: The Salt River Project; 21 20. Public Involvement in Water Resources Decisionmaking in a Climate ..; 22 21. The First Rough Draft of History: How the Press Reports on Global Warming; 23 22. Water Use Efficiency as a Response to Climate Uncertainty; 24 23. Climate Change, The Media, and Public Responses; 25 A Biographical Sketches of Steering Committee Members; 26 B Biographical Sketches of Principal ContributorsReviewsAuthor InformationCommittee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management, National Research Council Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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