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The Mediterranean basin represents one of the most important “hot spots” of climate change in the world, with recent trends towards a hotter and drier climate being related to changes in atmospheric circulation patterns. Such changes can have significant impacts in the climate of this region but also on the natural environment and several socioeconomic activities. Among these patterns, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the main forcing factors in the region with impact on extreme events such as droughts, severe precipitations or heat and cold waves, the availability of water resources, the ecological dynamics, the quality and quantity of crops, the migration and welfare of animal populations, the fisheries dynamics, the triggering of landslides and the air pollution and human health, among others.  The aim of Hydrological, Socioeconomic and Ecological Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean Region, is to serve as an updated reference text  that covers the wide range of evidences on the NAO impacts in the Mediterranean regions and from a multidisciplinary perspective.  This volume constitutes a unique document to present the state of the art of the numerous studies undertaken on the hydrological, socioeconomic and ecological impact of the NAO, collecting the expertise of researchers from several complementary earth science fields (geography, hydrology, remote-sensing, climatology, agriculture, energy), but that have been lacking a common ground.

Atmospheric circulation -- North Atlantic Ocean. --- Global change. --- North Atlantic Ocean -- Climate. --- North Atlantic oscillation -- Environmental aspects. --- North Atlantic oscillation. --- Ecology --- Physical geography --- Earth sciences --- Meteorology --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Meteorology & Climatology --- North Atlantic oscillation --- Atmospheric circulation --- Social aspects --- Economic aspects --- Environmental aspects --- North Atlantic Ocean --- Mediterranean Region --- Climate. --- Atmospheric motion --- Wind circulation --- NAO (Meteorology) --- Circum-Mediterranean countries --- Mediterranean Area --- Mediterranean countries --- Mediterranean Sea Region --- Earth sciences. --- Climate change. --- Atmospheric sciences. --- Physical geography. --- Ecology. --- Geophysics. --- Earth Sciences. --- Atmospheric Sciences. --- Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. --- Physical Geography. --- Geophysics and Environmental Physics. --- Atlantic Ocean --- Atmospheric pressure --- Ocean-atmosphere interaction --- Oscillations --- Climatology --- Grosswetterlagen --- Stratospheric circulation --- Winds --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology . --- Atmospheric sciences --- Atmosphere --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Physics --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Global environmental change