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Als die Autoren – über die Grenzen zweier Wissenschaftskulturen
hinweg – Anfang der 90er Jahre begannen, über die
wissenschaftliche und populäre Wahrnehmung und Konstruktion des
Phänomens Klima, Klimawandel, Klimapolitik und die Auswirkungen
des Klimas auf die Gesellschaft nachzudenken, stießen sie auf
erheblichen Widerstand, insbesondere als sie über die dringende
Notwendigkeit einer gesellschaftlichen Anpassung an den Klimawandel
schrieben. Die Autoren sehen sich als Pioniere in diesem
Politikfeld. Viele, wenn nicht die meisten Maßnahmen für den
Klimaschutz und gegen die Klimafolgen erfordern die
Innovationskraft aller Wissenschaften und der Technik. Die
künftige Umsetzung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse in der
Klimapolitik ist Schlüssel des erfolgreichen Umgangs der
Gesellschaft mit den Folgen des Klimawandels. Dies geschieht jedoch
nicht automatisch. Die Umsetzung von Wissenschaft in die
Gesellschaft unterliegt ökonomischen, politischen und kulturellen
Zwängen, und kann insbesondere durch den Mehrwert
interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit von Wissenschaftlern, wie sie in
diesem Band praktiziert wird, erreicht werden.
This open access book serves as a reference for the key elements
and their significance of Klaus Hasselmann's work on climate
science and on ocean wave research, all based on a rigorous and
deeply physical thinking. It summarizes the original articles
(mostly from the 1970 and 1980s; some of which are hard to find
nowadays) and brings them in a present-day context. From 1975 until
2000, he was (founding) Director of the Max Planck Institute of
Meteorology, which he made to one of the world-leading academic
institutions. He first made the issue of anthropogenic climate
change accessible to analysis and prediction and later transformed
climate science into a significant factor in forming public policy.
The book is written by co-workers and colleagues of Klaus
Hasselmann, who-many under his immediate supervision-joined him in
this effort. With this background, they present the key
achievements and assess the significance of these for the present
state of knowledge and scientific practice.
This book offers an authoritative analysis of the state-of-the art
in energy and climate research and policy. It starts by describing
the current status of technologies that are expected to have an
influence on the energy systems of the future. For an adequate
evaluation, it presents the latest findings on the effects of
energy supply and consumption as well as of the emissions on both
the environment and people's health. This is followed by an
extensive discussion of the economic and social problems related to
climate change, the need for energy transitions, and other issues
that may require public investment and international agreements.
The book reviews the problem of energy policy from a global
perspective, providing readers with the technical, political,
economic and ethical background needed to understand the current
situation and work at better solutions for a sustainable, just and
prospering world.
This book offers an authoritative analysis of the state-of-the art
in energy and climate research and policy. It starts by describing
the current status of technologies that are expected to have an
influence on the energy systems of the future. For an adequate
evaluation, it presents the latest findings on the effects of
energy supply and consumption as well as of the emissions on both
the environment and people's health. This is followed by an
extensive discussion of the economic and social problems related to
climate change, the need for energy transitions, and other issues
that may require public investment and international agreements.
The book reviews the problem of energy policy from a global
perspective, providing readers with the technical, political,
economic and ethical background needed to understand the current
situation and work at better solutions for a sustainable, just and
prospering world.
In most natural sciences, modeling is a widespread method of
gaining new knowledge about natural and technical systems. This
book analyses the concepts of 'model' and 'modeling' in different
fields of research. The different methods of modeling as well as
the potentials and limits of this concept are reflected and
discussed. The book presents a variety of modeling techniques, from
mathematical models in climatology, meteorology or oceanography to
methods used in morphology, decision-making in ecology and physical
modeling in oceanography. In this broad overview regarding
modeling, the book is unique.
GKSS SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH The National Research
Laboratory GKSS (member of the Hermann von Helmholtz-Association of
German Reserach Centres) located in Geesthacht, near Hamburg, is
engaged in environmental research. The main interest of the
research center focuses on regional climatology and climate
dynamics, interdecadal variations in the state of the Baltic and
North Sea and related estuaries, and the flow ofheavy metals,
nutrients, and other materials in river catchments to the coastal
zones. This research aims at-developing an under standing ofchanges
in the environment, both as a result ofinternal (natural) dynamics
and as a result of anthropogenic interference. In an effort to dis
seminate the results of these research activities, as well as to
initiate a broad discussion among senior scientists in the field,
and younger colleagues from all areas of the globe, the Institutes
of Hydrophysics and Atmospheric Physics at GKSS have instituted the
GKSS School of Environmental Research. Appliedenvironmental
research has always containedanelement ofaware ness ofthe societal
implications and boundary conditions associated with en vironmental
concerns. Consequently, the School of Environmental Research
adheres to the philosophy that all discussion regarding
environmental change should incorporate a social component. This
necessity has been well acknowl edged and is apparent by the
incorporation ofsocial scientists into the series of lectures.
Senior scientists from Europe and North America were invited to
give lectures to "students" from all parts of the globe."
This open access book serves as a reference for the key elements
and their significance of Klaus Hasselmann's work on climate
science and on ocean wave research, all based on a rigorous and
deeply physical thinking. It summarizes the original articles
(mostly from the 1970 and 1980s; some of which are hard to find
nowadays) and brings them in a present-day context. From 1975 until
2000, he was (founding) Director of the Max Planck Institute of
Meteorology, which he made to one of the world-leading academic
institutions. He first made the issue of anthropogenic climate
change accessible to analysis and prediction and later transformed
climate science into a significant factor in forming public policy.
The book is written by co-workers and colleagues of Klaus
Hasselmann, who-many under his immediate supervision-joined him in
this effort. With this background, they present the key
achievements and assess the significance of these for the present
state of knowledge and scientific practice.
Das Buch bietet eine Einfuhrung in die moderne Klimatologie mit
ihren Prognose- und Interpretationsmodellen. Es gibt einen
Uberblick uber die Vorstellungen, die man heute vom Klima und von
klimarelevanten Prozessen hat, und wie man diese konzeptionell und
quantitativ - also mit Modellen - zu beschreiben versucht. Der Text
ist allgemein verstandlich geschrieben und setzt keine besonderen
Kenntnisse der Mathematik und Physik voraus. Dieses Lehrbuch
basiert auf einer Vorlesung am Meteorologischen Institut der
Universitat Hamburg und richtet sich hauptsachlich an Studenten der
Geowissenschaften und Physik, daneben an ebenfalls mit Klima
befassten Disziplinen der Land-, Forst- und Umweltwissenschaften."
Hans von Storch and Nico Stehr, the authors of this anthology,
reflect on the popular and scientific perception and construction
of the phenomenon climate, climate change, climate policy and the
impact of climate on society. In the early 1990s, the authors
encountered notable resistance especially as they wrote about the
urgency for societal adaptation to climate change. Something is
wrong with our planet, and it is obvious that immediate action is
needed to rectify the situation; the mankind activity that has been
impacting on climate changes. However, the translation of
scientific knowledge into society is not automatic or an autonomous
force. Moving science into society is subject to economic,
political, and cultural constraints and a central issue of the
book.Nico Stehr is a sociologist specializing in the theory of
modern society and the sociology of knowledge; Hans von Storch is a
mathematician and is also physical climate scientist. Since the
authors 'inhabit' rather different scientific cultures, their
collaboration moreover is genuinely interdisciplinary and exemplary
for transdisciplinary work. More specifically, the book documents
the interdisciplinary path and the wide range of themes that has
occupied Nico Stehr and Hans von Storch during more than three
decades of joint research and writing and that continue to be of
benefit to current research and reflection on the interrelation
between nature, democracy, society, governance, and climate.
Climate and Society presents from a transdisciplinary view, climate
and its changes, impact and perception. The history of climate and
its different approaches over time - which are anthropocentric and
more system-oriented, academic and application-driven - are
reviewed, as are the possibilities of managing climate, in
particular by steering the greenhouse gas emissions. Most
importantly, the concepts of climate as a resource for societies
are discussed and the emergence of climate non-constancy and its
impact, studied. In essence, this book provides an absorbing
account of the cultural history of climate and relates it to
contemporary scientific knowledge about climate, climate change and
its impact.
The purpose of this book is to help the climatologist understand the basic precepts of the statistician's art and to provide some of the background needed to apply statistical methodology correctly and usefully. The book is self contained: introductory material, standard advanced techniques, and the specialized techniques used specifically by climatologists are all contained within this one source. There are a wealth of real-world examples drawn from the climate literature to demonstrate the need, power and pitfalls of statistical analysis in climate research.
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