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Climate and global environmental change / L.D. Danny Harvey.

By: Harvey, Leslie Daryl Danny, 1956- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow, Essex : Pearson Education, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Description: xv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0582322618 (paperback); 9780582322615 (paperback).Subject(s): Global warming | Climatic changesDDC classification: 551.6
Contents:
Climate change and variability - past, present, and future -- The climate system and climatic change -- Factors driving anthropogenic emission to the atmosphere -- Observed changes in the climate system and sea level during the recent past -- Models used in projecting future climatic change and sea level rise -- The physics of the greenhouse effect, radiative forcing, and climate sensitivity -- Response of the carbon cycle and other biogeochemical cycles: translating emissions of GHGs and aerosols into concentrations and radiative forcing -- The regional equilibrum response to a doubling of the atmospheric concentration of CO2 -- The transient climatic response and the detection of anthropogenic effects on climate -- Sea level rise -- Scenarios of future climatic change.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 551.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00116593
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 551.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00085290
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Climatic change, now more than ever in this age of global warming, is seen as fundamental to the study of the environment. This text examines the importance of climate as one of the major forcing functions in the global environmental change process. It emphasizes both human-induced climatic change and natural climatic change, providing a comprehensive historical context and important projections for the future. It offers a thorough, up-to-date, critical overview of the physical science behind global warming concerns.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Climate change and variability - past, present, and future -- The climate system and climatic change -- Factors driving anthropogenic emission to the atmosphere -- Observed changes in the climate system and sea level during the recent past -- Models used in projecting future climatic change and sea level rise -- The physics of the greenhouse effect, radiative forcing, and climate sensitivity -- Response of the carbon cycle and other biogeochemical cycles: translating emissions of GHGs and aerosols into concentrations and radiative forcing -- The regional equilibrum response to a doubling of the atmospheric concentration of CO2 -- The transient climatic response and the detection of anthropogenic effects on climate -- Sea level rise -- Scenarios of future climatic change.

CIT Module INTR 6006 - Core reading

CIT Module CIVL 8003 - Supplementary reading

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I Introduction
  • 1 Climate Change and Variability - Past, Present, and Future
  • 2 The Climate System and Climatic Change
  • 3 Factors Driving Anthropogenic Emissions to the Atmosphere
  • 4 Observed Changes in the Climatic System and Sea Level During the Recent Past
  • Part II Climatic Change: From Emissions to Climate System Response
  • 5 Models Used in Projecting Future Climatic Changes and Sea Level Rise
  • 6 The Physics of the Greenhouse Effect Radiative Forcing, and Climate Sensitivity
  • 7 Response of the Carbon Cycle and other Biogeochemical Cycles: Translating Emissions of GHGs and Aerosols into Concentrations and Radiative Forcing
  • 8 The Regional Equilibrium Response to a Doubling of the Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide
  • 9 The Transient Climatic Response and the Detection of Anthropogenic Effects and Climate
  • 10 Sea Level Rise
  • Part III The Science-Policy Interface
  • 11 Scenarios of Future Climatic Change
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Web Sites Used
  • Index

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