Global warming : understanding the forecast / David Archer.

Author/creator Archer, David, 1960-
Format Book
Publication InfoMalden, MA : Blackwell Pub., ©2007.
Description194 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
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Contents Online models -- Preface -- 1. Humankind and climate -- pt. 1. The greenhouse effect -- 2. Blackbody radiation -- 3. The layer model -- 4. Greenhouse gases -- 5. The temperature structure of the atmosphere -- 6. Heat, winds, and currents -- 7. Feedbacks -- pt. 2. The carbon cycle -- 8. Carbon on Earth -- 9. Fossil fuels and energy -- 10. The perturbed carbon cycle -- pt. 3. The forecast -- 11. Is it reliable? -- 12. The forecast -- 13. Decisions, decisions -- Glossary -- Index.
Review "Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of global warming. Written in an accessible way, this important book examines the processes of climate change and climate stability, from the distant past to the distant future."--Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006009415
ISBN1405140399 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN9781405140393 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QC981.8.G56 A73 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold