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The climate of the Earth is always changing. As the debate over the implications of changes in the Earth's climate has grown, the term climate change has come to refer primarily to changes we've seen over recent years and those which are predicted to be coming, mainly as a result of human...
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Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444533012 |
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The climate of the Earth is always changing. As the debate over the implications of changes in the Earth's climate has grown, the term climate change has come to refer primarily to changes we've seen over recent years and those which are predicted to be coming, mainly as a result of human behavior. This book serves as a broad, accessible guide to the science behind this often political and heated debate by providing scientific detail and evidence in language that is clear to both the non-specialist and the serious student. * provides all the scientific evidence for and possible causes of climate change in one book * written by expert scientists working in the field * logical, non-emotional conclusions * a source book for the latest findings on climate change. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 444 pages, [24] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780444533012 044453301X 9780080933030 0080933033 |
| Index Number: | QC903 |
| CLC: | P467 |
| Contents: | Table of Contents -- Foreword, Preface, List of Contributors -- PART I. POSSIBLE CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- 1. The Role of Atmospheric Gases in Global Warming -- 2. The Role of Widespread Surface Solar Radiation Trends in Climate Change: Dimming and Brightening -- 3. The Role of Space Weather and Cosmic Ray Effects in Climate Change -- 4. The Role of Volcanic Activity in Climate and Global Change -- 5. The Role of Variations of the Earth's Orbital Characteristics in Climate Change -- PART II. A GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- 6. A Geological History of Climate Change -- PART III. INDICATORS OF CLIMATE AND GLOBAL CHANGE -- 7. Changes in the Circulation of the Atmosphere as Indicators of Climate Change -- 8. Weather Pattern Changes in the Tropics and Mid-Latitudes as an Indicator of Global Change -- 9. Bird Ecology as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change -- 10. Mammal Ecology as an Indicator of Climate Change -- 11. Climate Change and Temporal and Spatial Mismatches in Insect Communities -- 12. Sea Life (Pelagic and Planktonic Ecosystems) as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change -- 13. Changes in Coral Reef Ecosystems as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change -- 14. Changes in Marine Biodiversity as an Indicator of Climate Change -- 15. Inter-tidal Indicators of Climate and Global Change -- 16. Plant Ecology as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change -- 17. The Impact of Climate and Global Change on Crop Production -- 18. Rising Sea Level as an Indicator of Global Change -- 19. Sea Temperature Change as an Indicator of Global Change -- 20. Ocean Current Changes as an Indicator of Global Change -- 21. Ocean Acidification as an Indicator of Global Change -- 22. Ice Sheets: Instruments and Indicators of Global Change -- 23. Lichens as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change -- 24. Coastline Degradation as an Indicator of Global Change -- 25. Plant Pathogens as Indicators of Climate Change. |