the instrumental temperature record; climate change detection; and scenarios of future greenhouse gas emissions and their associated global warming projections.
Australia ; Economic development ; Environment ; Geographic research ; Global change ; Government policy ; Greenhouseeffect ; Impact
This paper outlines aspects of policy developmment on greenhouse at the international level, Australia's role in that develoment, and the contributuion of Australian geographers. The paper touches on many of the complex issues and debates that have
Climatic variation ; Environmental conservation ; Global change ; Greenhouseeffect ; Human impact ; Nature conservation
Actual state and progress of research on the greenhouseeffect and on changes of the Earth's natural environment. The paper describes causes of long-term and short-term climatic changes, the human interference starting from the neolithic
In order to estimate the future trends of the atmospheric levels of various greenhouse gases, and to plan carbon emission trade, it is essential to measure the carbon dioxide concentration values all over the world. In this paper the AA. analyse
the carbon balance of the atmospheric-biosphere system, and the potential effects of global warning. - (AM)
Glacier ; Glacier fluctuation ; Glacier mass balance ; Global change ; Greenhouseeffect ; Holocene ; Human impact ; Lateglacial ; World
Worldwide glacier mass changes are considered to represent natural key variables within global climate-related monitoring programmes, especially with respect to strategies concerning early detection of enhanced greenhouseeffects on climate
Discussion of the preliminary results from ERBE (Earth radiation budget experiment), available for April 1985, highlighting the role of clouds in the climatic system and climatic change (greenhouseeffect).
Effect of peatland drainage, harvesting, and restoration on atmospheric water and carbon exchange
Artificial drainage ; Biosphere ; Canada ; Carbon dioxide ; Ecosystem ; Environmental management ; Evaporation ; Greenhouseeffect ; Land atmosphere interaction ; Land use ; Peat bog ; Quebec
The aim of this paper is to highlight and contrast the suite of processes governing microclimatic and gas exchange processes on natural and abandoned peatlands. Specifically, it determines the effects of peatland mining, abandonment, natural
The main substantive theme of last year's review of developments in the study of environmental issues was air pollution, embracing brief updates on acid rain, radon gas, ozone depletion and greenhouse gases. This year the focus shifts away from
Bioclimatology ; Classification ; Climatic variation ; Forecast ; Forest ; Global change ; Greenhouseeffect ; Model ; Vegetation
The Holdridge life-zone classification scheme is examined as an example of an impacts (or application) model which is already being applied to output from global climate models representing both present-day and greenhouse-warmed environments. Very