Impacts of a warming Arctic:Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, U.K. New York, N.Y. |
Publication Dates: | 2004. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 139 p.: col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
Publication Frequency: | Also available on the Internet. Viewed: 11/10/2004. |
ISBN: | 0521617782 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | P468 |
CLC: | P468.166.2 |
Call Number: | P468.166.2/H355 |
Contents: |
"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. |