The following documents describe the process and preliminary findings of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment. 

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FINAL DOCUMENTS

• Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment: Presentation Slides (February, 2002)

• Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment: 2-page fact sheet (June 2001)

• Preparing for a Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change--Mid-Atlantic Foundations (January 2001)

• Preparing for a Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change--Mid-Atlantic Overview (March 2000)

• The Economic Impact of Climate Change on the Mid-Atlantic Region's Downhill Skiing Industry by Matthew R. Balazik, Michigan Journal of Economics, Volume 17, 2001. The full version of this report is available in the next document, including graphs showing the projected changes in skiable days.

• Economcis Impact of Climate Change on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Downhill Skiing Industry (Fall 2000)

• The following articles have recently been published in a special issue of Climate Research (Vol. 14, No. 3). (You need to be a subscriber of Climate Research with its user-id and password to have access to the full articles in pdf format, but a copy of the journal can be found in your local library.) 

   

  • Fisher A, Neff R, Barron EJ 
    The Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment: motivation and approach
    CR 14:153-159 Full article in pdf format

   

  • Polsky C, Allard J, Currit N, Crane R, Yarnal B
    The Mid-Atlantic Region and its climate: past, present, and future
    CR 14:161-173 Full article in pdf format

   

  • Rose A, Cao Y, Oladosu G
    Simulating the economic impacts of climate change in the Mid-Atlantic Region
    CR 14:175-183 Full article in pdf format

   

  • Abler DG, Shortle JS
    Climate change and agriculture in the Mid-Atlantic Region
    CR 14:185-194 Full article in pdf format

   

  • McKenney-Easterling M, DeWalle DR, Iverson LR, Prasad AM, Buda AR
    The potential impacts of climate change and variability on forests and forestry in the Mid-Atlantic Region
    CR 14:195-206 Full article in pdf format

   

  • Neff R, Chang H, Knight CG, Najjar RG, Yarnal B, Walker HA
    Impact of climate variation and change on Mid-Atlantic Region hydrology and water resources
    CR 14:207-218 Full article in pdf format

   

  • Najjar RG, Walker HA, Anderson PJ, Barron EJ, Bord RJ, Gibson JR, Kennedy VS, Knight CG, Megonigal JP, O'Connor RE, Polsky CD, Psuty NP, Richards BA, Sorenson LG, Steele EM, Swanson RS
    The potential impacts of climate change on the mid-Atlantic coastal region
    CR 14:219-233 Full article in pdf format

   

  • Rogers CE, McCarty JP
    Climate change and ecosystems of the Mid-Atlantic Region
    CR 14:235-244 Full article in pdf format

   

  • Benson K, Kocagil P, Shortle J
    Climate change and health in the Mid-Atlantic Region
    CR 14:245-253 Full article in pdf format

   

  • O'Connor RE, Anderson PJ, Fisher A, Bord RJ
    Stakeholder involvement in climate assessment: bridging the gap between scientific research and the public
    CR 14:255-260Full article in pdf format

   

  • Fisher A
    Preliminary findings from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment
    CR 14:261-269 Full article in pdf format

Last Modified: 03/26/2003