CLIMATE OF THE 21st CENTURY – Changes and Risks
Chapter 1: CLIMATE AND ITS VARIABILITY
1.1 → Climate and Climate System (Hupfer)
1.2 → The Significance of the General Circulation in Atmosphere and the Ocean for Climate (Steinrücke)
1.3 → Effect of Earth Orbital and Solar variability on Climate (Mende & Stellmacher)
1.4 → The Volcanic Impact on Global Atmosphere and Climate (Sachs & Graf)
1.5 → The Carbon Cycle within the Climate System (Würth, Häger & Kohlmaier)
1.6 → El Niño/Southern-Oszillation-Phenomenon (Latif & Endlicher)
1.7 → The History of Climate from the Early Stages of the Holocene (Ehlers)
1.8 → Causes of Climate Changes in the Quaternary (Wefer)
1.9 → The Ice of the Earth (Herterich)
1.10 → Climate History of the last 40,000 Years in the Old World (Frenzel)
1.11 → Influence of Climate Change on the Upper Timber Line in the Alps since the Last Glaciation (Pott, Bauerochse & Katenhusen)
1.12 → Dendroclimatology of the last 12,000 Years (Frenzel)
1.13 → Influence of the Climate on the History of Humankind (Lozán)
1.14 → Responses of Lakes to Climate Variability (Lozán, Merkt & Pachur)
Chapter 2: ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE OH THE CLIMATE
2.1 → Observed Climate Change within the 19th and 20th Century: Danger Ahead? (Schönwiese & Hupfer)
2.2 → The Natural and Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect – Changing Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere due the Human Activities (Seiler & Hahn)
2.3 → Air Traffic and Climate (Schumann)
2.4 → Role of Natural and Anthropogenic Tropospheric Aerosols in Climate Evolution (Schulz)
2.5 → Depletion of Ozone in the Stratosphere (Wahner)
2.6 → Formation of Surface Layer Ozone and Development of Summer Smog (Fiedler)
2.7 → The Role of Land Use for Climate Change (Hüttl, Bens & Schneider)
2.8 → Changes of the Forest (Dörfler & Mitlöhner)
Chapter 3: CLIMATE OF THE 21ST CENTURY: CHANGES AND CONSEQUENCES
3.1 → Natural Climate Variability and Anthroponic Climate Change (Hegerl, Hasselmann & Latif)
3.2 → Conditions and Potentials for Climate Projections (Gerstengarbe)
3.3 → Change in the General Circulation of the Atmosphere (Roeckner)
3.4 → Simulations of Regional Climate Change (Cubasch)
3.5 → Is the Hydrological Cycle Intensifying? (Jacob)
3.6 → Statistical Investigation of Precipitation Changes from a Hydrological Viewpoint (Bardossy)
3.7 → Water Cycles in the Climate System (Raschke & Warrach)
3.8 → The Alternative: Natural Climate Change – Do we have to expect a New Glacial? (Thiede & Tiedemann)
3.9 → Changes in North Atlantic (Latif & Meincke)
310 → Implications of Climate Change on Sea Level (Sterr)
3.11 → The Response of Polar Sea Ice to Climate Variability and Change (Eiken & Lemke)
3.12 → Glaciers as Key Indicator of Global Climate Change (Haeberli, Hoelzle & Maisch)
3.13 → Changes of the Polar Ice Sheets (Huybrechts)
3.14 → Climate Change and its Consequences for Permafrost (Siegert & Hubberten)
3.15 → Desertification (Pilardeaux & Schulz-Baldes)
3.16 → Sensitivity of Mountain Regions to Climate Change (Beniston & Haeberli)
3.17 → Coastal Zones at Risk (Sterr)
3.18 → Case Study: The Effects of the Extreme Hot- and Dry-Summer of 1992 in North Germany (Kartschall & Flechsig)
3.19 → Extremes and Climate Change (Cubasch & Kasang)
3.20 → Change of the Global Vegetation (Claussen & Cramer)
3.21 → Response of Marine Phytoplankton to Carbon Dioxide Increase (Riebesell)
3.22 → The Role and Development of Coral Reefs (Reinicke & Schuhmacher)
3.23 → Natural and Anthropogenic Variability in the Arctic Marine Ecosystem (Gradinger)
3.24 → Birds and Climate Change (Bairlein & Winkel)
3.25 → The Effect of Climate on Fish Population (v.Westernhagen & Schnack)
3.26 → Inlands Water and Climate Variations (Hupfer)
3.27 → Interaction of Climate and Biodiversity
3.28 → The Effects of Increased Ultraviolett-B Radiation on the Biosphere (Forster & Kestler)
3.29 → Change in the Occurence of Plant Diseases, Pests, and Beneficials (Jahn & Freier)
3.30 → The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal Flora and Fauna (Neuhaus, Dykema & Reinke)
3.31 → Climate Change and Water Availability (Hoff)
3.32 → Consequences for Agriculture and Forestry (Hörmann & Chmielewski)
3.33 → Diseases and Climate Change (Dobler & Jendritzky)
3.34 → Hazards by Enhanced UV-Irradiation (Greinert, Breitbart & Volkmer)
3.35 → Urban Climate und Global Climate Change (Kuttler)
3.36 → Does Climate Change lead to Violent Conflict? (Sprinz)
Chapter 4: WHAT IS DONE?
4.1 → International Climate Protection – Rio, Berlin and Kyoto (Singer)
4.2 → The Politics of the Science of Climate Change (Helm & Schellnhuber)
4.3 → International Climate Protection Agreements, Protocols, and Regional Accords (Müller-Kraenner & Grittner)
4.4 → Economics, Climate Change, and the Economy (Müller & Müller)
4.5 → Legal Outline (Kloepfer)
4.6 → Energy Consumtpion and Kyoto Protocol (Pankrath)
4.7 → Enhancing the Carbon Dioxide Sink Potential (Augustin & Eschner)
4.8 → Challenges to the Protection of Coasts and Islands (Schirmer)
4.9 → Climatic Change: Effects on and Possible Responses by the Insurance Industry (Berz)
Chapter 5: SUMMARY: WARNING SIGNALS FROM CLIMATE (Hupfer, Lozán & Grassl)
Chapter 6: OUTLOOK: STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH AND CLIMATE PROTECTION (Grassl)