Impacts of Climate Change and Climate Variability on Hydrological Regimes

Book Overview

Water is going to be one of the key, if not the most critical, environmental issues in the twenty-first century because of the escalation in socio-economic pressures on the environment in general. Any future climate change or climate variability will only accentuate such pressures. This volume initially follows the perspective of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to infer possible changes in hydrological regimes and water quality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521543312
• ISBN13: 9780521543316
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.9"