Heatwaves

Part I. Heatwaves as Weather and Climate Phenomenon.- Chapter 1. Heatwaves.- Chapter 2. Defining Heatwaves.- Chapter 3. Heatwaves as Extreme Events.- Chapter 4. The Physical Nature of Heat and its Measurement.- Part II. Physical Causes of Heatwaves.- Chapter 5. Modes of Climate Variability.- Chapter 6. Synoptic Scales Atmospheric Processes and Heatwaves.- Chapter 7. Surface Atmosphere Interactions and Heatwaves.- Chapter 8. The Urban Surface and Heatwaves.- Part III. Heatwave Consequences.- Chapter 9. Conceptualising and Assessing Heatwave Impacts.- Chapter 10. Exposure and Vulnerability as Modifiers of Heatwave Impacts.- Chapter 11. Observed Impacts of Heatwaves.- Part IV. Heatwave Responses.- Chapter 12. Heatwave Responses: Adaptation.- Chapter 13. Heatwave Responses: Early Warning Systems.- Chapter 14. Heatwave Responses: Mitigation.- Chapter 15. Synthesis and Directions for Future Enquiry.

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• Ciências da terra
• Epidemiologia e estatística médica
• Desastres naturais
• Fatores ambientais

Climate and health related to heatwaves;Heatwaves and natural hazards;Climate variability and change in a warming climate;Biometeorology and Epidemiology;Human-induced climate change;Heatwave resilience;Heatwave