Letcher Climate Change

Observed impacts on Planet Earth
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-08-093303-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 492 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 240 mm

The climate of the Earth is always changing. In the past it has altered as a result of natural causes. Nowadays, however, the term climate change is generally used when referring to changes in our climate which have been identified since the early part of the 1900's. The changes we've seen over recent years and those which are predicted over the next 80 years are thought to be mainly as a result of human behaviour rather than due to natural changes in the atmosphere.


* gives all the scientific details of possible causes and all the scientific evidence we have for climate change, in one book.
* purely written by expert scientists working in the field
* logical, non emotional conclusions
* a source book for all who needs to knwo the latest findings on climate change

Zielgruppe

Primary Markets: Researchers and graduate students in many fields including Biology, Chemistry, Zoology, Atmospheric Science, Physics, Mathematics and modelling, Chemical Engineering, Oceanography, Agriculture and Climatology
Academics and teachers in many fields, undergraduates and students. Members of Parliament and all Government Ministers and Managers. Journalists and Newspaper Editors. Government agencies. Investors on Stock Exchange
Town and City Libraries, Everyman. Consultants and Financial Advisors to big business, especially those involved in new energy initiatives.
Secondary Markets: City, county and town management boards. Industrialists and Industrial Lab staff involved in areas ranging from clothing to food preparation. Schools. Holiday operators. Property investors. Farm consultants.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Letcher, Trevor

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface;
POSSIBLE CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE; The Role of Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming; The Role of Water Vapour and Climatic Change; The Role of Methane in the Atmosphere and Climate Change; Particulates in the Atmospheric and Global Dimming; Sun Spots, Solar Activity and Climate Change; Volcanic activity and Climate Change; INDICATORS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; Animal behaviour as an indicator of Climate Change; Sea life (eg Plankton) as an indicator of Climate Change; Plant behaviour as an indicator of Climate Change; Sea level rising as an indicator of Climate Change; Sea Temperature rising as an indicator of Climate change; Ocean Current changes as an indicator of Climate Change; Glacial and Polar Cap Melting as an indicator of Climate Change; Lichen as an indicator of Climate Change; Global Average Temperature as an indicator of Climate Change; MODELLING OF CLIMATE CHANGE; Predicting and Modelling Climate Change; CONCLUSIONS