Climate Variability, Predictability and Climate Risks: A European Perspective

By Elena Xoplaki, Regine Röthlisberger, Martin Grosjean

Book Overview

Climate variability, predictability and climate risks: a European perspective.- Climate variability - observations, reconstructions, and model simulations for the Atlantic-European and Alpine region from 1500-2100 AD.- Challenges posed by and approaches to the study of seasonal-to-decadal climate variability.- Global warming and the summertime evapotranspiration regime of the Alpine region.- Climate risks and their impact on agriculture and forests in Switzerland.- The coupling of optimal economic growth and climate dynamics.- Modeling endogenous learning and imperfect competition effects in climate change economics.- Economics of climate policy and collective decision making.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048174333
• ISBN13: 9789048174331
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"