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  • © 1996

Diachronic Climatic Impacts on Water Resources

with Emphasis on the Mediterranean Region

Part of the book series: Nato ASI Subseries I: (ASII, volume 36)

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Table of contents (16 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
  2. Climatic Changes In The Spanish Central Zone During The Last 3000 B.P. Based On Pollinic Analysis

    • Blanca Ruiz Zapata, Maria JosĂ© Gil Garcia, Miriam Dorado Valiño
    Pages 9-24
  3. Global Warming And Gas Transfer At The Air-Water Interface

    • Ioannis K. Tsanis, Francois P. Brissette
    Pages 25-54
  4. Climate Changes During the Holocene in the Mediterranean Region

    • Arie S. Issar, Dorit Makover-Levin
    Pages 55-75
  5. Quaternary Periodicities of Drought in Greece

    • Roland Paepe, Ilias N. Mariolakos, Sofia S. Nassopoulou, Elfi Van Overloop, Nikos J. Vouloumanos
    Pages 77-110
  6. The Status of Water Resources in Minoan Times: A Preliminary Study

    • Andreas N. Angelakis, Stylianos V. Spyridakis
    Pages 161-191
  7. Regional Climate Change Impacts on Hydrology and Water Resources: A Case Study from Greece

    • Maria A. Mimikou, Yannis S. Kouvopoulos, Panagiota S. Hadjissavva
    Pages 231-250
  8. Catchment Hydrological Sensitivities to Climate Changes

    • Dionysia G. Panagoulia
    Pages 251-281
  9. Impact of Climatic Changes on Coastal Water Quality

    • Stylianos Rafailidis, Jacques Ganoulis, Istvan Bogardi, Istvan Matyasovszky, Lucien Duckstein
    Pages 349-392
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 403-411

About this book

Since the beginning of man's existence on Earth, the adequacy of available water has been as important as any other factor for man's survival and prosperity.
The volume comprises comprehensive reviews on: Paleoenvironments of arid land, climate-water-man interactions, water resources in the Minoan era, ancient Greek examples of avoiding water shortages, climatic changes in the eastern Mediterranean region since 5000 B.C., climatic evolution in ancient civilizations based on fossil studies, impact of climatic changes on groundwater and Mediterranean wetlands.
The book is written for civil and agricultural engineers, hydrologists, geologists, environmental scientists and researchers. It is also useful as a reference to consulting engineers, agriculturists, environmentalists and students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Foundation for Agricultural Research, Institute of Iraklio, Iraklio, Greece

    Andreas N. Angelakis

  • The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research Desert Hydrology Unit, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    Arie S. Issar

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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