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Chapter 10: Temperate Asia
Executive Summary
10.1. Regional Characteristics
10.1.1. Geography and Demography
10.1.2. Regional Climate Information
10.1.2.1. Past and Present Climate Characteristics
10.1.2.2. Future Climate Projections
10.1.2.2.1. Temperature
10.1.2.2.2. Precipitation
10.1.2.2.3. Possible changes in sea ice over the
Sea of Okhotsk
10.2. Sensitivity, Adaptability, and Vulnerability
10.2.1. Ecological Systems (including Cryosphere)
10.2.1.1. Forests, Grasslands, and Tundra
10.2.1.2. Deserts and Desertification
10.2.1.3. Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands
10.2.1.4. Mountain Regions
10.2.1.5. Cryosphere
10.2.2. Hydrology and Water Resources
10.2.2.1. Hydrological Systems
10.2.2.2. Water Supply
10.2.2.3. Water Resources in China
10.2.3. Food and Fiber Production
10.2.3.1. Agriculture
10.2.3.2. Fisheries
10.2.3.3. Production Forestry
10.2.4. Coastal Systems
10.2.4.1. Sea-Level Rise
10.2.4.2. Coastal Flooding and Inundation
10.2.4.3. Integrated Coastal Zone Management
10.2.5. Human Settlements and Industry
10.2.5.1. Human Settlements
10.2.5.2. Industry
10.2.6. Human Health
10.2.6.1. Heat Stress
10.2.6.2. Infectious Diseases
10.2.6.3. Pollution Hazards
10.3. Integrated Analysis of Potential Vulnerabilities
and Impacts
10.3.1. North China
10.3.1.1. Water Resources
10.3.1.2. Agriculture
10.3.1.3. Forests
10.3.1.4. Coastal Zones
10.3.2. Forests in Temperate Asia
References
Edited by: MASATOSHI YOSHINO (JAPAN) AND SU JILAN (CHINA)
Lead Authors: Byong-Lyol Lee (Korea), H. Harasawa (Japan),
K.I. Kobak (Russia), Lin Erda (China), Liu Chunzen (China), N. Mimura (Japan)
Contributors: Ding Yihui (China), M. Lal (India)
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