Screen LibraryClimate extremes : patterns and mechanisms /
"Although we are seeing more weather and climate extremes, individual extreme events are very diverse and generalization of trends is difficult. For example, mid-latitude and subtropical climate extremes such as heat waves, hurricanes and droughts have increased, and could have been caused by p...
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Wiley ; American Geophysical Union,
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| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ : Washington, D.C. : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Geophysical monograph series ;
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| Summary: |
"Although we are seeing more weather and climate extremes, individual extreme events are very diverse and generalization of trends is difficult. For example, mid-latitude and subtropical climate extremes such as heat waves, hurricanes and droughts have increased, and could have been caused by processes including arctic amplification, jet stream meandering, and tropical expansion. This volume documents various climate extreme events and associated changes that have been analyzed through diagnostics, modeling, and statistical approaches. The identification of patterns and mechanisms can aid the prediction of future extreme events. Volume highlights include: Compilation of processes and mechanisms unique to individual weather and climate extreme events; Discussion of climate model performance in terms of simulating high-impact weather and climate extremes; and summary of various existing theories, including controversial ones, on how climate extremes will continue to become stronger and more frequent. Climate Extremes: Patterns and Mechanisms is a valuable resource for scientists and graduate students in the fields of geophysics, climate physics, natural hazards, and environmental science" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Item Description: | "This work is a copublication of the American Geophysical Union and John Wiley and Sons, Inc." |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 386 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), charts (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781119067849 1119067847 |
| Index Number: | QC981 |
| CLC: | P467 |
| Call Number: | P467/C639-42 |