Climate Change and U.S. Water Resources (Climate and the Biosphere) [Hardcover]

Paul E. Waggoner (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471618381 | ISBN-13: 978-0471618386 | Publication Date: March 1990 | Edition: 1

One of the major concerns of the ``greenhouse effect'' is the impact of global warming on the supply of and demand for water. Beginning as a project of the Committee on Climate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, it focuses on the United States because of the wealth of climactic and hydrologic data and models available, and also because of the great diversity of the nation's water problems. It is equally concerned with the effects of climactic variability in the face of changing water uses and demands, as with possible long-term climactic change. Recommendations are made for scientists, public bodies, private persons and enterprises.

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One of the major concerns of the ``greenhouse effect'' is the impact of global warming on the supply of and demand for water. Beginning as a project of the Committee on Climate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, it focuses on the United States because of the wealth of climactic and hydrologic data and models available, and also because of the great diversity of the nation's water problems. It is equally concerned with the effects of climactic variability in the face of changing water uses and demands, as with possible long-term climactic change. Recommendations are made for scientists, public bodies, private persons and enterprises.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471618381
• ISBN-13: 978-0471618386
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,428,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)