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- Provides a fascinating glimpse into the possible ecological futures of one of America's most well-known states
- The research for this books takes in various views on environmental threats: climate warming, wildfire, forest growth, sea levels, air quality etc
- Offers clear government and policy actions and points towards future reaearch directions
Part of the book series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences (SPRINGERATMO)
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About this book
In response to Executive Order S-3-05, an evaluation of the implications to California of possible climate changes was undertaken using a scenario-based approach. The “Scenarios Project” investigated projected impacts of climate change on six sectors in the California region. The investigation considered the early, middle and later portions of the twenty-first century, guided by a set of IPCC Fourth Assessment global climate model runs forced by higher and lower greenhouse gas emission scenarios. Each of these climate simulations produce substantial impacts in California that would require adaptations from present practices or status. The most severe impacts could be avoided, however, if emissions can be held near the lower end of global greenhouse gas emissions scenarios.
Reprinted from Climatic Change, Vol. 109: Supplement 1 (2011)
Keywords
- IPCC Fourth Assessment
- climate change
- climate warming
- environmental policy
- greenhouse gases
- wildfire
- climate change impacts
Editors and Affiliations
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University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, USA
Daniel R. Cayan
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Susanne Moser Research & Consulting, Santa Cruz, USA
Susanne Moser
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Public Interest Energy Research California Energy Commission, Sacramento, USA
Guido Franco
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Economics Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
Michael Hanemann
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University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Sacramento, USA
Myoung-Ae Jones
About the editors
Cayan heads the California Nevada Applications Program and the California Climate Change Center, climate research programs to improve climate information and forecasts for decision makers in the California region.
Cayan received a BS degree in Meteorology and Oceanography in 1971 from the University of Michigan. He received a Ph.D. in Oceanography in 1990 from the University of California, San Diego. He has been employed by Scripps since 1977 and by the U. S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division since 1991.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: California Climate Scenarios Assessment
Editors: Daniel R. Cayan, Susanne Moser, Guido Franco, Michael Hanemann, Myoung-Ae Jones
Series Title: Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4013-6Published: 26 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9198-5Published: 20 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4014-3Due: 16 February 2012
Series ISSN: 2194-5217
Series E-ISSN: 2194-5225
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 554
Additional Information: Reprinted from the journal Climatic Change, Vol. 109: Supplement 1 (2011)