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Selected readings in applied climatology /
Over the last 40 years, applied climatologists have been producing increasingly sophisticated and insightful research which has led to the current level of recognition that climate and particularly climatic changes have important environmental, economic, and recreational impacts. Furthermore, as soc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Section I. Applied climatology: an overview. What is applied climatology? / Robert V. Rohli
- Section II. Applied climatology and atmospheric circulation variability. Overview of applied climatology and atmospheric circulation variability / T. Andrew Joyner ; Low temperature events in Central Michigan: the seasonal role of migratory Hudson Bay cold pools / Randall Repic ; Impact of ENSO events on U.S. climate anomalies / Kent M. McGregor ; Impact of ENSO events on U.S. climate anomalies: update since 1996 / Kent M. McGregor ; Northern hemisphere flow anomalies and U.S. temperature and precipitation variability / K.M. Lau ; A climate-logical analysis of lower atmospheric ozone transport across Phoenix, Arizona / Mark L. Hildebrandt ; The synoptic climatology of lower atmospheric ozone exceedances in St. Louis, Missouri / Mark L. Hildebrandt ; Seasonal trends in Antarctic temperature reanalysis / Douglas Lunsford
- Section III. Applied climatology and the biosphere. Overview of applied climatology and the biosphere / T. Andrew Joyner ; Analysis of the relationship between NDVI and rainfall in subhumid agricultural areas and the influence of environmental factors / M. Duane Nellis ; The effects of climatic factors on vegetation dynamics across homogeneous land cover / Bradley C. Rundquist ; Climate as a control in landscape evolution / Chris Welchhans ; Impact of global warming on ecosystems: a case study of biomass at Konza Prairie Biological Station / John A. Harrington Jr.
- Section IV. Applied climatology and water/energy resources. Overview of applied climatology and water/energy resources / Robert V. Rohli ; Climate variations and the water supplies for Lake Superior / Waltraud A.R. Brinkmann ; Relationship of Rio Grande headwaters precipitation and discharge to the southern oscillation index / John A. Harrington Jr. ; Assessing the water quality impacts of global climate change in Southwestern Ohio, U.S.A. / James A. Goodrich ; Water supply and climate change: rethinking growth regimes in Texas / Laura Stroup ; Applicability of "optimal climate normals" for use in the energy industry in the southern United States: a preliminary analysis / John M. Grymes
- Section V. Applied climatology and agriculture. Overview of applied climatology and agriculture / Robert V. Rohli ; The perception of climatic variability and its role in agricultural decision-making in west central Alberta / Catherine Hooey ; Assessing the impact of heat and humidity on livestock: development of an hourly THI climatology / Erik Bowles ; The water budget, climate variability, and climate impacts assessment in northeast Kansas / Stacy L. Hutchinson
- Section VI. Applied climatology and human health, comfort, and behavior. Overview of climate and human health, comfort, and behavior / T. Andrew Joyner ; Assault and deviations from mean temperatures: an inter-year comparison in Dallas / Keith D. Harries ; Applied macroanalysis of golf course environments / Michael A. Simone ; The assessment of Clo as an alternative weather stress index / John E. Oliver ; Impact of ENSO phase on Australian shark attack frequency / Richard W. Dixon ; Classifying heat stress events in the central United States / Erik H. Bowles
- Section VII. Communicating climate to the public. Overview of communicating climate to the public / Robert V. Rohli ; The perils of projection / Earl Cook ; Stakeholder adaptation to climatic change in Kansas: what have we learned? / Iris E. Wilson ; Developing strategies to convey climate science to Kansas stakeholders: evolution and approach / John A. Harrington Jr.