North Sea Region Climate Change Assessment

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction to the Assessment—Characteristics of the Region

   • Markus Quante, Franciscus Colijn, Jan P. Bakker, Werner Härdtle, Hartmut Heinrich, Christiana Lefebvre et al.

   Pages 1-52Open Access

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3. Recent Climate Change (Past 200 Years)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53

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   2. Recent Change—Atmosphere

      • Martin Stendel, Else van den Besselaar, Abdel Hannachi, Elizabeth C. Kent, Christiana Lefebvre, Frederik Schenk et al.

      Pages 55-84Open Access

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   3. Recent Change—North Sea

      • John Huthnance, Ralf Weisse, Thomas Wahl, Helmuth Thomas, Julie Pietrzak, Alejandro Jose Souza et al.

      Pages 85-136Open Access

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   4. Recent Change—River Flow

      • Jaap Kwadijk, Nigel W. Arnell, Christoph Mudersbach, Mark de Weerd, Aart Kroon, Markus Quante

      Pages 137-146Open Access

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4. Future Climate Change

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147

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   2. Projected Change—Atmosphere

      • Wilhelm May, Anette Ganske, Gregor C. Leckebusch, Burkhardt Rockel, Birger Tinz, Uwe Ulbrich

      Pages 149-173Open Access

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   3. Projected Change—North Sea

      • Corinna Schrum, Jason Lowe, H. E. Markus Meier, Iris Grabemann, Jason Holt, Moritz Mathis et al.

      Pages 175-217Open Access

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   4. Projected Change—River Flow and Urban Drainage

      • Patrick Willems, Benjamin Lloyd-Hughes

      Pages 219-237Open Access

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5. Impacts of Recent and Future Climate Change on Ecosystems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239

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   2. Environmental Impacts—Marine Ecosystems

      • Keith M. Brander, Geir Ottersen, Jan P. Bakker, Gregory Beaugrand, Helena Herr, Stefan Garthe et al.

      Pages 241-274Open Access

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   3. Environmental Impacts—Coastal Ecosystems

      • Jan P. Bakker, Andreas C.W. Baas, Jesper Bartholdy, Laurence Jones, Gerben Ruessink, Stijn Temmerman et al.

      Pages 275-314Open Access

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   4. Environmental Impacts—Lake Ecosystems

      • Rita Adrian, Dag Olav Hessen, Thorsten Blenckner, Helmut Hillebrand, Sabine Hilt, Erik Jeppesen et al.

      Pages 315-340Open Access

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   5. Environmental Impacts—Terrestrial Ecosystems

      • Norbert Hölzel, Thomas Hickler, Lars Kutzbach, Hans Joosten, Jakobus van Huissteden, Roland Hiederer

      Pages 341-372Open Access

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6. Climate Change Impacts on Socio-economic Sectors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 373-373

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   2. Socio-economic Impacts—Fisheries

      • John K. Pinnegar, Georg H. Engelhard, Miranda C. Jones, William W.L. Cheung, Myron A. Peck, Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp et al.

      Pages 375-395Open Access

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   3. Socio-economic Impacts—Agricultural Systems

      • Jørgen Eivind Olesen

      Pages 397-407Open Access

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   4. Socio-economic Impacts—Offshore Activities/Energy

      • Kirsten Halsnæs, Martin Drews, Niels-Erik Clausen

      Pages 409-415Open Access

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   5. Socio-economic Impacts—Urban Climate

      • K. Heinke Schlünzen, Sylvia I. Bohnenstengel

      Pages 417-429Open Access

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This book offers an up-to-date review of our current understanding of climate change in the North Sea and adjacent areas, as well as its impact on ecosystems and socio-economic sectors. It provides a detailed assessment of climate change based on published scientific work compiled by independent international experts from climate-related disciplines such as oceanography, atmospheric sciences, marine and terrestrial ecology, using a regional evaluation and review process similar to that of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of our changing climate, discussing a wide range of topics including past, current and future climate change, and climate-related changes in marine, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. It also explores the impact of climate change on socio-economic sectors such as fisheries, agriculture, coastal zone management, coastal protection, urban climate, recreation/tourism, offshore activities/energy, and air pollution.

• Climate Change Impact
• Ecosystems
• Regional Climate Change
• Socio-economic Sectors
• The North Sea Region
• Marine Ecosystems
• Coastal Ecosystems
• marine and freshwater sciences

• Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Coastal Research, Geesthacht, Germany

  Markus Quante, Franciscus Colijn

            

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