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Climate of the Southeast United States

Variability, Change, Impacts, and Vulnerability

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Keith T. Ingram

    1. University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

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  2. Kirstin Dow

    1. University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

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  3. Lynne Carter

    1. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

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  4. Julie Anderson

    1. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

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  • An essential guidance for decision-makers seeking to better understand how climate variability and change impact the southeast region and its communities
  • Rich in science and case studies, this report sets the stage for making the necessary preparations for climate change
  • The definitive input report on climate change in southeast region of the 2013 National Climate Assessment Critical, state-of-the-art information from a broad range of climate change experts in academia, private industry, state and local governments, NGOs, professional societies and impacted communities

Part of the book series: NCA Regional Input Reports (NCARIR)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Climate Change in the Southeast USA: Executive Summary

    • Keith T. Ingram, Lynne Carter, Kirstin Dow
    Pages 1-7

  3. Climate of the Southeast USA: Past, Present, and Future

    • Charles E. Konrad II, Christopher M. Fuhrmann
    Pages 8-42

  4. Human Health and Climate Change in the Southeast USA

    • Paul J. Schramm
    Pages 43-61

  5. Energy Production, Use, and Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Southeast USA

    • Kenneth L. Mitchell
    Pages 62-85

  6. Climate Interactions with the Built Environment in the Southeast USA

    • Dale Quattrochi
    Pages 86-108

  7. Climate Change and Transportation in the Southeast USA

    • Frederick Bloetscher, Leonard Berry, Kevin Moody, Nicole Hernandez Hammer
    Pages 109-127

  8. Agriculture and Climate Change in the Southeast USA

    • Senthold Asseng
    Pages 128-164

  9. Forests and Climate Change in the Southeast USA

    • Keith T. Ingram, Kirstin Dow, Lynne Carter, Julie Anderson
    Pages 165-189

  10. Effects of Climate Change on Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Southeast USA

    • Julie A. Anderson
    Pages 190-209

  11. Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Water Resources in the Southeast USA

    • Ge Sun
    Pages 210-236

  12. The Effects of Climate Change on Natural Ecosystems of the Southeast USA

    • Keith T. Ingram, Kirstin Dow, Lynne Carter, Julie Anderson
    Pages 237-270

  13. Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases in the Southeast USA

    • Kenneth L. Mitchell
    Pages 271-294

  14. Climate Adaptations in the Southeast USA

    • Ashley Brosius, Ernesto Diaz, Rick Durbrow, Rhonda Evans, Stephanie Fauver, Tim Hayden et al.
    Pages 295-320

  15. Southeast USA Regional Climate Extension, Outreach, Education, and Training

    • Julian Carroll, Lynne Carter, Stuart Foster, Suzanne VanParreren
    Pages 321-341
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About this book

Prepared for the 2013 National Climate Assessment and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage, Climate of the Southeast United States is the result of a collaboration among three Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Centers: the Southeast Climate Consortium; the Carolinas Regional Sciences and Assessments and the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program; with contributions from numerous local, state, federal and nongovernmental agencies to develop a comprehensive, state of the art look at the effects of climate change in the region.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    Keith T. Ingram

  • University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

    Kirstin Dow

  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

    Lynne Carter, Julie Anderson

About the editors

Since 2008 Keith T. Ingram has been a Coordinator at the Southeast Climate Consortium and Associate Research Scientist, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering where he specializes in rainfed agricultural systems; applications of climate information to agricultural systems; drought resistance in crops; plant root growth and development; controlled environment research systems; international agriculture development.

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