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Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean

Volume 1: Air, Sea and Precipitation and Water

  • Reports on and analyzes a research initiative of unprecedented size and scope
  • Includes Part 1, dealing with analyses of the physical aspects of climate change in the Mediterranean, and Part 2, reviewing water resources and the impact of climate change on the region’s hydrological cycle
  • Remaining volumes present Parts 3 and 4 of the final report, and collect case studies

Part of the book series: Advances in Global Change Research (AGLO, volume 50)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiii
  2. Air, Sea and Precipitation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Antonio Navarra
      Pages 3-8
    3. Past and Current Climate Changes in the Mediterranean Region

      • Uwe Ulbrich, Elena Xoplaki, Srdjan Dobricic, Ricardo García-Herrera, Piero Lionello, Mario Adani et al.
      Pages 9-51
    4. Future Climate Projections

      • Silvio Gualdi, Samuel Somot, Wilhelm May, Sergio Castellari, Michel Déqué, Mario Adani et al.
      Pages 53-118
    5. Mechanisms of Climate Variability, Air Quality and Impacts of Atmospheric Constituents in the Mediterranean Region

      • George Kallos, Christina Mitsakou, Andres Alastuey, John van Aardenne, Marina Astitha, Michael Cusack et al.
      Pages 119-156
    6. Detection and Attribution

      • Serge Planton, Armineh Barkhordarian, Aurélien Ribes, Hans Von Storch
      Pages 157-186
    7. Summary and Major Findings

      • Antonio Navarra
      Pages 187-190
  3. Water

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
    2. Introduction

      • Michele Vurro, Emanuela Bruno, Ivan Portoghese
      Pages 193-199
    3. The Hydrological Cycle of the Mediterranean

      • Pinhas Alpert, Debbie Hemming, Fengjun Jin, Gillian Kay, Akio Kitoh, Annarita Mariotti
      Pages 201-239
    4. Impacts of Climate Change on Freshwater Bodies: Quantitative Aspects

      • Ivan Portoghese, Emanuela Bruno, Patrice Dumas, Nicolas Guyennon, Stéphane Hallegatte, Jean-Charles Hourcade et al.
      Pages 241-306
    5. Impacts of Climate Change on Water Quality

      • Diego Copetti, Luca Carniato, Alessandro Crise, Nicolas Guyennon, Luca Palmeri, Giovanna Pisacane et al.
      Pages 307-332
    6. Summary and Major Findings

      • Michele Vurro
      Pages 333-336
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 337-338

About this book

Volume 1 of a three-volume final report describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE – Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Conducted under the auspices of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Rome, Italy, CIRCE was designed to predict and to quantify the physical impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean, and to assess the most influential consequences for the region’s population. This volume incorporates the first two parts of the report, reviewing current knowledge of observed climate variability and trends in the Mediterranean, and including descriptions of available temperature and precipitation station and gridded data sets.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Climate Change (CMCC), Euro-Mediterranean Center on, Lecce, Italy

    Antonio Navarra

  • IDDRI SciencesPo, Paris, France

    Laurence Tubiana

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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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