| Description |
xvi, 209. : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. Climate history of the Earth and background concepts -- I Processes -- 2. Climatic processes -- 3. Scales of heat and mass transfers in the atmosphere -- 4. The role of oceans -- Ii Change -- 5. Scales of climate change: Pleistocene to modern -- 6. Causes of climate change -- 7. Human effects on climate -- Iii Impacts -- 8. Health impacts of climate change -- 9. Ecosystem impacts of climate change -- 10. Epilogue |
| Summary |
Encompasses the true complexity of climate change, presenting in simple terms, the processs that drive the Earth's present climate system. The author outlines the nature and reasons for temperature fluctuations over millennia, including recent human-induced climate change |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography |
| Subject |
Climatic changes.
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Climatology.
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Meteorology.
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| LC no. |
97003764 |
| ISBN |
0521481899 |
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0521484405 (paperback) |
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