Coupled Models for the Hydrological Cycle : Integrating Atmosphere, Biosphere and Pedosphere - Bronstert, Axel.; Carrera, Jesus; Kabat, Pavel; Lütkemeier, Sabine; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005)
1. Cycles, Feedbacks and Main Issues -- Global Cycles: Overview and Introduction -- The Nature of Land-Biosphere-Atmospheric Feedbacks in the Hydrological Cycle -- Scale Issues -- Multiple Equilibria -- 2. Systems Approach: The Nature of Coupled Models -- Introduction -- Fluxes, Compartments and Ordering of Feedbacks -- Non-Linearities -- Parameterization of Complex Hydrological Systems -- 3. Systematization of the Interactions between Hydrological and Related Cycles -- Introduction -- Coupled Processes and Interaction Matrix -- Coupling Aspects of Heat and Mass Transfer -- Feedbacks at the Hydro-Meteorological Interface -- 4. Case Studies -- Framework of the Case Studies -- 5. Summary and Outlook.
Keywords: Hydrogeology; Hydrology; Earth sciences; Atmospheric sciences; Climate change; Ecotoxicology; Hydrogeology; Hydrology/Water Resources; Earth Sciences, general; Atmospheric Sciences; Climate Change; Ecotoxicology