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Climate Research

Climate Research Vol. 14, No. 3 (2000):
CR SPECIAL 7
Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment of Climate Change Impacts

One important component of the United States National Assessment of the impacts of climate variation and change is the assessment of nearly twenty sub-national regions. CR SPECIAL 7 introduces the National Assessment and focuses on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment-MARA. Key topics of MARA include positive and negative climate impacts on water, forests, ecosystems, agriculture, coastal zones, and human health. The assessment integrates science with substantial stakeholder participation. The findings of CR SPECIAL 7 are especially timely because of the upcoming Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Contents

Fisher A, Neff R, Barron EJ, Polsky C, Allard J, Currit N, Crane R
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment: motivation and approach
CR 14:153-159 Full article in pdf format

Yarnal B
The Mid-Atlantic Region and its climate: past, present, and future
CR 14:161-173 Full article in pdf format

Rose A, Cao Y, Oladosu G
Simulating the economic impacts of climate change in the Mid-Atlantic Region
CR 14:175-183 Full article in pdf format

Abler DG, Shortle JS
Climate change and agriculture in the Mid-Atlantic Region
CR 14:185-194 Full article in pdf format

McKenney-Easterling M, DeWalle DR, Iverson LR, Prasad AM, Buda AR
The potential impacts of climate change and variability on forests and forestry in the Mid-Atlantic Region
CR 14:195-206 Full article in pdf format

Neff R, Chang H, Knight CG, Najjar RG, Yarnal B, Walker HA
Impact of climate variation and change on Mid-Atlantic Region hydrology and water resources
CR 14:207-218 Full article in pdf format

Najjar RG, Walker HA, Anderson PJ, Barron EJ, Bord RJ, Gibson JR, Kennedy VS, Knight CG, Megonigal JP, O'Connor RE, Polsky CD, Psuty NP, Richards BA, Sorenson LG, Steele EM, Swanson RS
The potential impacts of climate change on the mid-Atlantic coastal region
CR 14:219-233 Full article in pdf format

Rogers CE, McCarty JP
Climate change and ecosystems of the Mid-Atlantic Region
CR 14:235-244 Full article in pdf format

Benson K, Kocagil P, Shortle J
Climate change and health in the Mid-Atlantic Region
CR 14:245-253 Full article in pdf format

O'Connor RE, Anderson PJ, Fisher A, Bord RJ
Stakeholder involvement in climate assessment: bridging the gap between scientific research and the public
CR 14:255-260Full article in pdf format

Fisher A
Preliminary findings from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment
CR 14:261-269 Full article in pdf format