Assessment of the risk of Amazon dieback /
Walter Vergara and Sebastian Scholz.
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2011.
- xiv, 95 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps. ; 26 cm.
- World Bank study .
- World Bank study. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-95).
Modeling future climate in the Amazon using the Earth Simulator -- Assessment of future rainfall over the Amazon basin -- Analysis of Amazon forest response to climate change -- Interplay of climate impacts and deforestation in the Amazon.
9780821386217 9780821386224 (eISBN)
2010039311
Forest microclimatology--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region Climatic changes--Forecasting--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region Forest biomass--Carbon content--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region Rain forest plants--Climatic factors--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region Deforestation--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region