China and global change : opportunities for collaboration

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973712403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
• ISBN: 9786610196456; 9781280196454; 1280196459; 9780309572934; 0309572932; 9780585085517; 058508551X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.7/00951
• Soggetti: Climatic changes - China; Climatic changes - Research - China; Environmental policy - China; Environmental policy - International cooperation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Panel on Global Climate Change Sciences in China. Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China. Office of International Affairs. National Research Council."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-132) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""China and Global Change""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Purpose""; ""CHINA'S VIEW OF GLOBAL CHANGE""; ""CHINESE GLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM""; ""Chinese National Committee for the IGBP""; ""Chinese National Climate Committee""; ""ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE SCIENCE""; ""CHINESE PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAMS""; ""International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project""; ""Past Global Changes""; ""Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems""; ""Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle and Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment""""Programs on Marine Environments""; ""Global Analysis, Interpretation, and Modeling""; ""System for Analysis, Research, and Training""; ""Data and Information Systems for the IGBP""; ""Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Program""; ; ""Chinese Ecological Research Network""; ""SELECTED TOPICS""; ""Atmospheric Chemistry""; ""Trace Gases and Oxidants""; ""Aerosols""; ""Stratospheric O3""; ""Atmospheric Deposition""; ""Physical and Ecological Interactions of the Atmosphere and Land Surface""; ""Hydrology""""Biotic Controls on Trace Gases""; ""Climate Change Effects on Land Cover Change Dynamics""; ""SUMMARY""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""CHINA'S ROLE IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE""; ""PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE OF THE STUDY""; ""Background""; ""Purpose""; ""Committee Charge""; ""Methodology""; ""Report Format""; ""NOTES""; ""2 China's Responses to Global Change ""; ""CHINA'S VIEW OF GLOBAL CHANGE""; ""CHINESE GLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM""; ""Chinese National Committee for the IGBP""; ""Organization and Membership""; ""CNCIGBP Research Agenda""; ""Chinese National Climate Committee""; ""Organization and Membership""""CNCC Research Agenda""; ""Climate data""; ""Climate Research""; ""Tropical Oceans Global Atmosphere (TOGA)""; ""Climate Application""; ""Climate Impact""; ""National Climate Change Coordination Group""; ""NOTES""; ""3 Overview of Institutions Relevant to Global Change Research ""; ""ORGANIZATION""; ""FUNDING""; ""CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES""; ""NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY""; ""NATIONAL NATURAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF CHINA""; ""STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION""; ""STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION""; ""STATE METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION""; ""STATE OCEANOGRAPHIC ADMINISTRATION""""STATE PLANNING COMMISSION""; ""STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION""; ""NOTES""; ""4 Chinese Participation in International Global Change Research Programs ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY PROJECT""; ""Research Highlights""; ""PAST GLOBAL CHANGES""; ""Review of CNCIGBP Literature""; ""Research Highlights""; ""Summary of PAGES Research""; ""GLOBAL CHANGE AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS""; ""China's Vegetation and Climate""; ""Research Highlights""; ""CAS Institute of Botany""; ""CAS Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology""
• Sommario/riassunto: Given China's current and potential impacts on the global environment and the contributions Chinese science can make to global change research, China's full participation in international research programs dealing with global change is very important. This book provides insights into how research priorities are determined and detailed information about institutional infrastructure, human resources, and other factors that will constrain or facilitate Chinese responses to and research on global change issues. An overview of research relevant to the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program and the World Climate Research Program is presented. Additionally, research in certain areas of atmospheric chemistry and physical and ecological interactions of the atmosphere and land surface are explored in further detail.