La Niña and its impacts : facts and speculation /

"The overriding purpose of the Summit was to draw attention to the importance of improving our understanding of the La Nina phenomenon, identifying what is known, what is not yet known, and what societies need to know in order to prepare for La Nina's impacts. This volume provides the curr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Glantz, Michael H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, ©2002.
Temas:
NATURE > Weather.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
La Niña Current.
La Niña Current > Environmental aspects.
La Niña, Courant.
La Niña, Courant > Aspect de l'environnement.
La Nina Current > Environmental aspects.
La Nina Current.
Pacific Ocean > La Niña Current.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The overriding purpose of the Summit was to draw attention to the importance of improving our understanding of the La Nina phenomenon, identifying what is known, what is not yet known, and what societies need to know in order to prepare for La Nina's impacts. This volume provides the current state of the science of forecasting La Nina as well as case studies of La Nina impacts around the world and in different economic sectors."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 271 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0585434166
9780585434162

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