UID:
almahu_9948026336002882
Format:
1 online resource (635 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-07267-2
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9786611072674
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0-08-053223-3
Series Statement:
World survey of climatology ; v. 16
Content:
Future Climates of the World: A Modelling Perspective is Volume 16 of the highly prestigious series of climatology reference books World Survey of Climatology. The present volume offers a state-of-the-art overview of our understanding of future climates and is aimed at climatology undergraduates, interested non-climatologists with a scientific background as well as the generally interested reader. Each topic is discussed clearly so that the full implications of its affect on the earth's future climate can be fully understood. The study of climate has moved from data collect
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Future climates of the world: a modelling perspective; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Climates of the Future; Why consider the climate of the future?; Focus of this book; Relationship to other reviews of the future climate; Earth's climate and its future; Modelling the Earth's climate; Climates of the future; References; Part I: Geological Perspective on Future Climate; Chapter 2. Modelling the Response of the Climate System to Astronomical Forcing; Introduction; Climates of the past; Astronomical theory of paleoclimates; ""Snapshot"" simulations of past climate
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Simulations of temporal evolution of climateTransient response of a 2-D climate model to astronomical forcing; Future climates under astronomical forcing; References; Chapter 3. Warmer Worlds: Global Change Lessons from Earth History; Introduction; Cretaceous warmth; An alternative warm climate: an Eocene example; Discussion of implications for future climate and conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Catastrophe: Impact of Comets and Asteroids; Introduction; Theoretical estimates of impact-induced climate change; Evidence of environmental perturbations at the K/T' boundary
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Other geological boundaries: climatic changes and possible role of impactsImpact-induced volcanism?; Climatic changes caused by flood-basalt eruptions; Future climates?; References; Part II: Observations of Climate and Future Projection; Chapter 5. Observations from the Surface: Projection from Traditional Meteorological Observations; Introduction; Development of instrumentation and meteorological observational networks; What surface observations tell us about the last 140 years; The last 140 years in a longer term context; Upper air data during the last 40 years
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Explanations of the instrumental temperature recordProjections to the future; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6. Climatic Variability on Decadal to Century Time-Scales; Introduction; Climate variations in the past 1,000 years; Possible causes of climatic variability on decadal to century time-scales; Climates of the future; References; Chapter 7. Satellite Systems and Models for Future Climate Change; Introduction; Global radiation balance and the role of clouds; Precipitation; Atmospheric dynamic and thermodynamic fields; Land surface properties for climate models
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Oceans and cryosphereSatellites and future climate; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 8. Dynamics of Future Climates; Introduction; Diagnostic methods; Large-scale dynamics; Regional-scale interactions; Future climate dynamics; References; Part III: Human Factors Affecting Future Climate; Chapter 9. The Greenhouse Effect of Trace Gases; Introduction; Uniformly mixed gases; Atmospheric ozone; Future climates; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 10. Climatic Effects of Changing Atmospheric Aerosol Levels; Introduction; Aerosol sources; Climatic effects
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Evidence for the climatic impact of anthropogenic aerosols
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-89322-9
Language:
English
