Anthropogenic Causes of Global Environmental Change

Edited by : Wei-Chyung Wang,

Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, Albany, USA

1. Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases

Volker A. Mohnen, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, Albany, USA

Contemporary Temperature Trends

Paleoclimatic Temperature and Trace Gases

Greenhouse Gases: Sources, Distribution and Trends

Aerosols: Sources, Distribution and Trends

2. UV Radiation and Effects of Ozone Depletion on UV

Vitali Fioletov, Meteorological Service of Canada, Canada

UV Measurements and Estimates

Ozone and UV Radiation

Dependence UV Irradiation on SO2

Cloud, Snow, and Aerosol Effects

Changes in UV Irradiance Due to Ozone Depletion

3. Global Environmental Changes from Agriculture and Food Production

Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil, Department of Physics, Portland State University, USA

Global Mass Balances of Atmospheric Gases

The Effect of Agricultural Activities on Atmospheric Composition

Agricultural Activities and Global Environmental Change

Issues and Perspectives

4. Social, and Economic Factors

Quansheng Ge, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography, Natural Resources, China

Transportation: Air, Rail, Road, and Water

Huang Mei, Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Urbanization

Zhang Ming, Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Rural Development

Zhang Ming, Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China