Climatic Change
Implications for the Hydrological Cycle and for Water Management

The material presented in this book covers such diverse areas as shifts in precipitation patterns in a changing global climate, the implications for floods or drought, and considerations of managing water resources stressed by poor management practices, overexploitation, and climatic change. The originality of this work is that it brings together under one cover issues that are often otherwise dealt with in a mono-disciplinary manner, i.e. either through the physical sciences or through economic or social considerations. In this way, the book has an added value for scientists who wish to broaden their horizons and avenues of research. The book is primarily aimed at advanced academic research, from PhD or post-doctoral levels and beyond.

List of contributors. Preface
M. Beniston, et al.
Changes in the mean and extremes of the hydrological cycle in Europe
under enhanced greenhouse gas conditions in a global time-slice
experiment
W. May, et al. Investigation of the hydrologic
cycle stimulated by the Canadian Regional Climate Model over the
Quebec/Labrador territory
A. Frigon, et al. Major
influences on precipitation in the Canary Islands
D. Gallego
Puyol, et al. High resolution simulations of precipitation over the
Alps with the perspective of coupling to hydrological models
O.
Brasseur, et al. Heavy precipitation occurrence in Scandinavia
investigated with a Regional Climate Model
O. Bossing
Christensen, et al. Testing of NAO and ENSO signals in the
precipitation field in Europe
C. Mares, et al. Water vapor
vertical profile by Raman lidar in the free troposphere from the
Jungfraujoch Alpine Station
I. Balin, et al. A qualitative
assessment of the sources of uncertainty in climate change impacts
assessment studies
D. Viner. The GLOWA Volta project:
Integrated assessment of feedback mechanisms between climate, landuse,
and hydrology
N. van de Giesen, et al. Glowa Danube: A
research concept to develop integrative techniques, scenarios and
strategies regarding global changes of the water cycle
W. Mauser,
R. Ludwig. Climate change and water resources in Sweden -
analysis of uncertainties
M. Gardelin, et al. Hydrological
cycle changes in China's large river basin: The Yellow River drained
dry
C. Liu, H. Zheng. Floods in the context of climate change
and variability
Z.W. Kundzewicz. Climate change impacts on
river flooding: A modelling study of three meso-scale catchments

L. Menzel, et al. Impact of climate change and higher
CO2 on hydrological processes and crop productivity in the
state of Brandenburg, Germany
V. Krysanova, F. Wechsung. Local
climate and water availability changes due to landscape modifications:
A numerical experiment in Southeastern Spain
N. Hasler, et al.
Trends in drought in Swiss forested ecosystems
B. Zierl, H.
Lischke. Feedback between structured vegetation and soil water in a
changing climate: A simulation study
H. Lischke, B. Zierl.
Water control and property rights: An analysis of the Middle Eastern
situation
U. Luterbacher, E. Wiegandt. Exploratory
economic assessments of climate change impacts in Israel: Agriculture

M. Shechter, N. Yehoshua. Changing climate and increasing costs
-- Implications for liability and insurance
L.M. Bouwer, P.
Vellinga. Scenario analyses in global change assessment for water
management in the lower Rhine delta
H. Middelkoop, et al.
Climate change and water resources in an arid continent: Managing
uncertainty and risk in Australia
R.N. Jones, A.B.
Pittock.