Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney, Rob Wilby

Weather, Climate and Climate Change

Human Perspectives

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A timely and accessible analysis of one of the most contentious issues facing the world today - the processes and consequences of natural and human induced changes in both the structure and function of the climate system. Integrating the latest scientific developments throughout, the text centres on climate change control, addressing how weather and climate impact on environment and society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 446
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 857g
• ISBN-13: 9780130283191
• ISBN-10: 0130283193
• Artikelnr.: 22361198

Autorenporträt

Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney, Rob Wilby

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Mass Components of the Climate System 3. Energy in the
Climate System 4. Motions of the Climate System 5. Ocean-Atmosphere
Interactions 6. Changes in the Climate System 7. Modelling the Climate
System 8. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the High Latitudes 9.
Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the Mid Latitude Oceanic Margins 10.
Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the Mid Latitude Continental
Interiors 11. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the Low Latitudes 12.
Human Adjustment to Climate Change