GNR 626 Climate And Natural Resources

Earth's atmosphere, green house effect, atmospheric temperature, water vapor clouds, ocean circulation, climate, paleoclimatic studies, climate change, impact on atmosphere, fresh water availability, agriculture and crop production, marine environment, human life and livestock, irreversible changes in surface storage facilities, vegetation cover and species, wetlands and coastal environment, coastline, agriculture and food security, vulnerability assessment supply systems, habitat, adaptation, preparedness and conservation practices .


  • Text / References:
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  • Potter, T.D (ed.), Handbook of weather, climate and water: dynamics, climate, physical meteorology, weather system and measurements, Wiley Intersceince, New Jersey, 2003.
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  • Pugh, D., Changing sea levels: effects of tide, weather and climate, Cambridge University Press, 2004.