Understanding climate change
Subtitle: climate variability, predictability, and change in the midwestern United States
By: edited by S.C. Pryor.
Contributors: Pryor, S. C., 1967-
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780253353443
Subjects: Climatic changes -- Middle West; Middle West -- Climate
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Climate variability, predictability, and change : an introduction; title: Overview : thermal regimes; title: Global climate change impact on the midwestern USA; title: a summer cooling trend; title: Historical and projected changes in the length of the frost-free season; title: Long-term midwestern USA summer equivalent temperature variability; title: Estimating changes in temperature variability in a future climate; title: Wisconsin's changing climate : temperature; title: Overview : hydrologic regimes; title: Did precipitation regimes change during the twentieth century?; title: Climate change and streamflow in the upper Mississippi River Basin; title: The influence of land cover type on surface hydrology in Michigan; title: Wisconsin's changing climate : hydrologic cycle; title: Spatial and temporal dimensions of extreme rainfall in the Twin Cities metropolitan area; title: Overview : North American atmospheric circulation effects on midwestern USA climate; title: Historical trends in near-surface wind speeds; title: Variability of wind speed regimes in Minnesota; title: Teleconnections and circulation patterns in the midwestern USA; title: Regional synoptic classification: a midwestern USA example; title: Overview : climate hazards; title: Severe storms in the midwestern USA; title: Climate sensitivity of Great Lakes-generated weather systems; title: Severe weather hazards in the Twin Cities metropolitan area; title: Where is climate science in the midwestern USA going?