Observation needs for climate services and research

Procedia Environmental Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 184-191

  Manton, M J ^a   Belward, A ^b   Harrison, D E ^c   Kuhn, A ^d   Lefale, P ^e   Rosner S ^f   Simmons, A ^g   Westermeyer, W ^d   Zillman, J ^h  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d GCOS Secretariat   (Switzerland)

^e Meteorological Service of New Zealand Ltd   (New Zealand)

^f DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^g EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity and natural resources management; Energy; Food security; Health; Needs assessment; Sustainable cities; Water

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE DATA; CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE; ENERGY; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEMS; HIGH QUALITY; HUMAN HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SPECIAL NEEDS; SUSTAINABLE CITIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 78650763621     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18780296     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2010.09.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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