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Vergara, Walter, 1950-

Assessment of the risk of Amazon dieback [electronic resource] / 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 e-Library. 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.

ISBN: 9780821386217 9780821386224 (e-ISBN)

LCCN: 2010039311

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Climatic changes--Forecasting--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region
Deforestation--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region
Forest biomass--Carbon content--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region
Forest microclimatology--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region
Rain forest plants--Climatic factors--Computer simulation.--Amazon River Region

LC Class. No.: SD390.6.A48 / V47 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 333.75/1409811