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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Edmond A. MathezPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.089kg ISBN: 9780231146425ISBN 10: 0231146426 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 25 April 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Further / Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Language: English Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations 1. Climate in Context 2. The Character of the Atmosphere 3. The World Ocean 4. The Carbon Cycle and How It Influences Climate 5. A Scientific Framework for Thinking About Climate Change 6. Learning from Climates Past 7. A Century of Warming and Some Consequences 8. More Consequences: The Sensitive Arctic and Sea-Level Rise 9. Climate Models and the Future 10. Energy and the Future Notes Glossary Bibliography IndexReviews[Mathez's] words make complex concepts like ocean chemistry, the albedo effect, and predictive climate modeling& mdash;the language and science of global warming& mdash;easily understood. -- Natural History The hot topics of global warming and climate change are expertly covered in this coherent, well-structured volume. -- Rita Hoots, NSTA Recommends Mathez has succeeded admirably... [ Climate Change might well be the best of its kind available at present. -- Barry W. Brook, Quaterly Review of Biology [Mathez's] words make complex concepts like ocean chemistry, the albedo effect, and predictive climate modeling--the language and science of global warming--easily understood. Natural History 8/1/09 The hot topics of global warming and climate change are expertly covered in this coherent, well-structured volume. -- Rita Hoots NSTA Recommends 9/21/09 Mathez has succeeded admirably... [ Climate Change might well be the best of its kind available at present. -- Barry W. Brook Quaterly Review of Biology 12/1/09 [Mathez's] words make complex concepts like ocean chemistry, the albedo effect, and predictive climate modeling--the language and science of global warming--easily understood. Natural History The hot topics of global warming and climate change are expertly covered in this coherent, well-structured volume. -- Rita Hoots NSTA Recommends Mathez has succeeded admirably... [ Climate Change might well be the best of its kind available at present. -- Barry W. Brook Quaterly Review of Biology Author Information"Edmond A. Mathez is curator in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He is one of the leading expositors of earth systems science, having co-written The Earth Machine: The Science of a Dynamic Planet. He and Michael Oppenheimer developed a major exhibition that opened in October 2008 at the American Museum of Natural History, ""Climate Change: The Threat to Life and a New Energy Future,"" and that is traveling to major cities around the world." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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