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6550233 
Journal Article 
Sensitivity of water resources in the Delaware river basin to climate variability and change 
Ayers, MA; Wolock, DM; Mccabe, GJ; Hay, LE; Tasker, GD 
1994 
42. 
As a result of the so-called greenhouse effect, projected increases in the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere were widely expected to induce global warming, which could in turn give rise to changes in precipitation patterns, rates of evapotranspiration and an increase in sea level. This report describes the reasoning behind these predicted changes, and discusses the problems and uncertainties associated with the prediction and effects of climate change. It also presents the results of sensitivity analyses showing how climate change might effect water resources and related hydrological characteristics, including aquifer storage in the Delaware river basin, together with the possible rise in sea level and extent of coastal inundation along the southern shore of New Jersey where the coastal swamps were vulnerable to intrusion from the sea. 
(1994)