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Impacts of a warming Arctic Arctic Climate Impact Assessment / [author, Susan Joy Hassol].

By: Contributor(s): Cambridge, U.K. ; Cambridge University Press, 2004New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2004Description: 1 electronic text (139 p.) : col. ill., PDF file ; 14.7 mbContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521617782 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
  • ACIA overview report
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC994.8 .H37 2004
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available on the Internet. Viewed: 11/10/2004.
Contents:
Context -- Executive summary: Arctic climate change and its impacts -- Key findings -- Arctic climate trends -- Impacts on natural systems -- Impacts on society -- Sub-regional impacts -- Supporting evidence for the key findings: Arctic climate change -- Global implications -- Vegetation changes -- Animal species shifts -- Coastal impacts -- Marine transportation -- Thawing ground -- Indigenous communities -- Ultraviolet radiation -- Multiple stresses -- Selected sub-regional overview -- Improving future assessments -- Concluding thoughts.
Summary: A summary of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), a comprehensive examination of climatic changes in the Arctic Region and what they may portend globally. The ACIA is based on five climate models, findings from hundreds of Arctic researchers worldwide, and perspectives of Arctic Indigenous Peoples.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QC994.8 .H37 2004 1 Available 50583010314916
Total holds: 0

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"ACIA [Arctic Climate Impact Assessment] is a project implemented by AMAP [Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme], CAFF [Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna], and IASC [International Arctic Science Committee]"--Pref.

Context -- Executive summary: Arctic climate change and its impacts -- Key findings -- Arctic climate trends -- Impacts on natural systems -- Impacts on society -- Sub-regional impacts -- Supporting evidence for the key findings: Arctic climate change -- Global implications -- Vegetation changes -- Animal species shifts -- Coastal impacts -- Marine transportation -- Thawing ground -- Indigenous communities -- Ultraviolet radiation -- Multiple stresses -- Selected sub-regional overview -- Improving future assessments -- Concluding thoughts.

A summary of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), a comprehensive examination of climatic changes in the Arctic Region and what they may portend globally. The ACIA is based on five climate models, findings from hundreds of Arctic researchers worldwide, and perspectives of Arctic Indigenous Peoples.

Also available on the Internet. Viewed: 11/10/2004.

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