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1、ClimateChangesduringtheHoloceneandtheirImpactonHydrologicalSystemsItisnowwidelyacceptedthatincreasingconcentrationsofgreenhousegasesintheatmosphereareaffectingtheEarth’sradiationbalance,resultinginhigherglobalatmospherictemperatures.However,thereisst
2、illagreatdealofuncertaintyaboutthelikelyeffectsofsuchatemperatureriseonclimate,andevenmoreabouttheimpactsofclimatechangeandvariabilityontheworld’shydrologicalregimesandsocio-economicsystems.Studyingtheeffectsofclimatevariabilityinthepastcangivecluesr
3、egardingpossiblefutureeffects.ThisvolumeprovidesacomprehensivereviewoftheeffectsofclimatevariabilityonhydrologicalandhumansystemsintheHolocene(approximatelythelast10,000yearsofpre-historyandhistory),invariouspartsoftheworld.Thebookconcentratesonthere
4、gionsborderingtheMediterraneanSeatotheeastandnorth,thewesternandcentralpartsofEurope,China,Japan,westandsouthAfricaandthesouthwesternUSA.Themainconclusionisthatglobalwarmingwillbringaboutadecreaseinprecipitationintheregionsdominatedbythewesterlies(Me
5、diterraneanclimates)andanincreaseinprecipitationinthemonsoon(sub-tropicalandtropicalclimates)regions.ClimateChangesduringtheHoloceneandtheirImpactonHydrologicalSystemswillbeofvaluetoresearchersandprofessionalsinhydrology,climatology,geologyandhistori
6、calgeography.aries.issarreceivedhisM.Sc.andPh.D.ingeologyatTheHebrewUniversityofJerusalem.From1961to1964,hewasanadvisortotheGovernmentofIraninthe?eldofgroundwater,researchanddevelopment,undertheauspicesoftheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO).From1
7、965to1974hewasHeadoftheHydrogeologicalDivisionoftheGeologicalSurveyofIsrael.In1975,hefoundedandlaterledtheWaterResourcesResearchCenteroftheJacobBlausteinInstituteforDesertResearch,andbecameaProfessorofBen-GurionUniversityoftheNegev,wherehewasholderof
8、theAlainPoherChairintheHydrogeologyofAridZones.ProfessorIssarhaspublishedoverahundredpapersinscienti?cjournalsconcerninghydrogeologyandhydrochemistryofaridzones,thewaterproblemsoftheMiddleEast,aswellastheimpactofclimatechangeonhydrologyandsocio-econo