Contribution to Book
Natural Ecosystems II : Aquatic Systems
Preparing for a Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change: Rocky Mountain / Great Basin Regional Climate Change Assessment
(2003)
Abstract
There is growing public awareness that concentrations of several greenhouse gases (e.g. carbon dioxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons) are increasing in the atmosphere and much of this increase is attributed to anthropogenic sources (Hansen and Sato 2001, Hansen et al. 2001, 2002). Relationships between ozone depletion, global warming, and linkages with El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate dynamics add further complexity. Several studies conclude that climate change over the last 100 years has exceeded the natural range of variability and has been caused at least in part by anthropogenic changes (Crowley 2000). The directionality, magnitude, rate, and causes of any future climatic changes are all topics of ongoing research.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2003
Editor
Frederic H. Wagner
Publisher
Utah State Univeristy
Citation Information
Covich, A.P. et al. 2003. Natural Ecosystems II : Aquatic Systems. Pages 185-205 in Wagner, FH (ed) Preparing for a Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and CHange: Rocky MOuntain / Great Basin Regional Climate Change Assessment. Utah State University, Logan, UT