Umfang:
XXXIX, 520 S. :
,
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:
0-88318-712-4
,
0-88318-711-6
,
978-0-88318-712-8
Inhalt:
"A superb reference." Physics Today "Will become a classic text in climate research. " Physics World "Valuable to anyone who studies, models, or uses the climate of the earth." Walter Robinson, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society "Informative and authoritative on a remarkably wide range of topics." Nature Are we entering a period of global warming? Is weather predictable? Physics of Climate offers you an in-depth description of atmospheric circulation and how environmental phenomena worldwide interact in a single, unified system. This integrated approach unites all the key features of the climate system--oceans, atmosphere, and cryosphere--to explain the structure and behavior of climate over time. Ideal for students and professionals in meteorology, oceanography, geophysics, and physics.
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Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Physik
,
Geographie
Schlagwort(e):
Atmosphäre
;
Klimatologie
;
Physik
;
Dynamische Meteorologie
;
Klima
;
Lehrbuch
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