Understanding Sea-level Rise and Variability
Overview
Understanding Sea-Level Rise and Variability identifies the major impacts of sea-level rise, presents up-to-date assessments of past sea-level change, thoroughly explores all of the factors contributing to sea-level rise, and explores how sea-level extreme events might change. It identifies what is known in each area and what research and observations are required to reduce the uncertainties in our understanding of sea-level rise so that more reliable future projections can be made. A synthesis of findings provides a concise summary of past, present and future sea-level rise and its impacts on society.
Key Features:
- Book includes contributions from a range of international sea level experts
- Multidisciplinary
- Four color throughout
- Describes the limits of our understanding of this crucial issue as well as pointing to directions for future research
The book is for everyone interested in sea-level rise and its impacts, including policy makers, research funders, scientists, students, coastal managers and engineers.
Additional resources for this book can be found at: http: //www.wiley.com/go/church/sealevel.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781444334524
- ISBN-10: 1444334522
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Publish Date: August 2010
- Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
- Page Count: 456
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