Oceanography, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science - General & Miscellaneous, Climate & Climatology in Enviromental Science, Natural Terrain - Oceans & Seas, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science - Climate & Climatology

Observing Global Climate Change

Name: Observing Global Climate Change
Author: K. Ya Kondratyev, A. P. Cracknell
ISBN: 9780748401246

by K. Ya Kondratyev, A. P. Cracknell

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This collaborative book aims to offer a comprehensive introduction to global climate, the way it is currently changing, the role of earth, air and satellite observation and monitoring, and subsequent climate modelling. It focuses on the interaction between natural and anthropogenic human- made change factors. The book emphasizes the importance of capturing climatic data and the use of that data in computer-based climatic modelling.

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Deals with the physical science and modeling systems which contribute to the current strategies in observation and interpretation of climatic data. The authors begin with an introduction to the principal factors and processes that determine climate changes<-- >both natural events and human activities<-->and the fundamentals of observing and measuring carbon dioxide activity. They go on to outline the importance of the World Climate Research Program, and define the physical processes contributing to climatic change. The final sections explain both the internal and external factors affecting climatic systems. The book is based on Kondratyev's published in Russian in 1992. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)