Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea BasinSpringer Science & Business Media, 2008 M01 22 - 474 pages This book offers an up-to-date overview of the latest scientific findings in regional climate research on the Baltic Sea basin. This includes climate changes in the recent past, climate projections up until 2100 using the most sophisticated regional climate models available, and an assessment of climate change impacts on terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. The authors demonstrate that the regional climate has already started to change, and will continue to do so. |
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... Arctic Ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 4.3.6.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 4.3.6.2 Characteristics of Arctic Ecosystems ...
... Arctic Ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 4.3.6.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 4.3.6.2 Characteristics of Arctic Ecosystems ...
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... Arctic Oscillation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 A.8 Statistical Background: Testing for Trends and Change Points (Jumps) . . . . . . . . . 449 A.8.1 A Trend or a Change Point – a Property of a Random Process ...
... Arctic Oscillation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 A.8 Statistical Background: Testing for Trends and Change Points (Jumps) . . . . . . . . . 449 A.8.1 A Trend or a Change Point – a Property of a Random Process ...
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... arctic. The long-term mean circulation patterns are illustrated in Fig. 1.6. Westerly winds dominate the picture, but the circulation pattern shows a distinct annual cycle, with strong westerlies during autumn and winter conditions. The ...
... arctic. The long-term mean circulation patterns are illustrated in Fig. 1.6. Westerly winds dominate the picture, but the circulation pattern shows a distinct annual cycle, with strong westerlies during autumn and winter conditions. The ...
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... arctic far north of the catchments region. Wetlands and lakes are a significant feature of the boreal and sub-arctic zones. Extensive changes in land use have taken place during last centuries, paralleled by a considerable increase in ...
... arctic far north of the catchments region. Wetlands and lakes are a significant feature of the boreal and sub-arctic zones. Extensive changes in land use have taken place during last centuries, paralleled by a considerable increase in ...
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... Arctic conditions in the Bothnian Bay to a boreal environment in the central and southern parts of the Baltic Sea. Some of the marine species are Arctic in origin, such as the bivalves Astarte borealis and Macoma calcarea. They are ...
... Arctic conditions in the Bothnian Bay to a boreal environment in the central and southern parts of the Baltic Sea. Some of the marine species are Arctic in origin, such as the bivalves Astarte borealis and Macoma calcarea. They are ...
Contents
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Past and Current Climate Change | 35 |
Projections of Future Anthropogenic Climate Change | 133 |
Climaterelated Change in Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems | 221 |
Climaterelated Marine Ecosystem Change | 309 |
A Annexes | 379 |
Acronyms and Abbreviations | 469 |
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