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Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on River Basin Management: A New Method with Application to the Nile River (2006)

Abstract A framework is developed for the assessment of climate change impacts on water resources systems. The applied techniques include: quantifying global climate model (GCM) skill over a range of time scales; developing future climate scenarios based on GCM data … Continue reading

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Climate Change and Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities (2008)

Abstract Transportation in the United States is responsible for a disproportionate amount of global greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to climate change. To address the issue, strategies that seek to mitigate transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and adapt transportation systems to … Continue reading

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SENSITIVITY AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSES OF IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON REGIONAL AIR QUALITY (2008)

Abstract Climate change is forecast to affect ambient temperatures, precipitation frequency and stagnation conditions, all of which impact regional air quality. An issue of primary importance for policy-makers is how well currently planned control strategies for improving air quality that … Continue reading

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