Heatwaves Causes, Consequences and Responses /
Distinctively, this book brings together an end-to-end understanding of heatwaves, that is, a consideration of their causes, consequences for human and natural systems and societal responses to them in the form of adaptation and mitigation actions. It advocates for recognizing "the heatwave imp...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | anglais |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2024.
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| Édition: | 1st ed. 2024. |
| Collection: | Biometeorology,
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| Accès en ligne: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69906-1 |
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Table des matières:
- Part I. Heatwaves as Weather and Climate Phenomenon
- Chapter 1. Heatwaves
- Chapter 2. Defining Heatwaves
- Chapter 3. Heatwaves as Extreme Events
- Chapter 4. The Physical Nature of Heat and its Measurement
- Part II. Physical Causes of Heatwaves
- Chapter 5. Modes of Climate Variability
- Chapter 6. Synoptic Scales Atmospheric Processes and Heatwaves
- Chapter 7. Surface Atmosphere Interactions and Heatwaves
- Chapter 8. The Urban Surface and Heatwaves
- Part III. Heatwave Consequences
- Chapter 9. Conceptualising and Assessing Heatwave Impacts
- Chapter 10. Exposure and Vulnerability as Modifiers of Heatwave Impacts
- Chapter 11. Observed Impacts of Heatwaves
- Part IV. Heatwave Responses
- Chapter 12. Heatwave Responses: Adaptation
- Chapter 13. Heatwave Responses: Early Warning Systems
- Chapter 14. Heatwave Responses: Mitigation
- Chapter 15. Synthesis and Directions for Future Enquiry.