Climate change : observed impacts on planet earth / [edited by] Trevor M. Letcher.
Publication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier, ©2016.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxiv,xxiv, 608 p. : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780444635242
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| 551.6 H333 Global physical climatology | 551.6 H858 Assessing climate change | 551.6 J54 Climate change policy | 551.6 L645 observed impacts on planet earth / | 551.6 M5278 N93 Ways of The weather | 551.6 R275 Dynamic climatology | 551.6 R695 Global climate |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. A geological history of climate change --
1. Climate change through Earth's history / Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams --
Part 2. Indicators of global climate change --
2. Global surface temperatures / Peter Thorne --
3. Arctic sea ice / David Schroeder --
4. Antarctic sea ice changes and their implications / Peter Wadhams --
5. Land ice: indicator and integrator of climate change / Jonathan Bamber --
6. Poleward expansion of the atmospheric circulation / Thomas Reichler --
7. Weather pattern changes in the tropics and mid-latitudes / Ricardo M. Trigo, Luis Gimeno --
8. Bird ecology / Wolfgang Fiedler --
9. Mammal ecology / Jeremy R. Brammer, Murray M. Humphries --
10. Insect communities / Audrey M. Maran, Shannon L. Pelini --
11. Sea life (pelagic ecosystems) / Martin Edwards --
12. Changes in coral reef ecosystems / Martin J. Attrill, Nicola L. Foster --
13. Marine biodiversity and climate change / Boris Worm, Heike K. Lotze --
14. Intertidal indicators of climate and global change / Nova Mieskowska --
15. Plant ecology / Mike D. Morecroft, Sally A. Keith --
16. Rising sea levels / Roland Gehrelsl --
17. Ocean current changes / Torsten Kanzow, Martin Visbeck, Uta Krebs-Kanzow --
18. Ocean acidification / Carol Turley, Helen S. Findlay --
19. Lichens / André Aptroot, Norbert J. Stapper, Alica Kos̆uthová, Marcela E.S. Cáceres --
20. Coastline degradation as an indicator of global climate change / Robert J. Nicholls, Colin Woodroffe, Virginia Burkett --
21. Plant pathogens as indicators of climate change / K.A. Garrett, M. Nita, E.D. De Wolf, P.D. Esker, L. Gomez-Mantano, A.H. Sparks --
Part 3. Modelling climate change --
22. Statistical modelling of climate change / Ben Powell --
23. A modelling perspective of future climate change / Babatunde J. Abiodun, Akintayo Adedoyin --
Part 4. Possible roles in causing climate change --
24. The role of atmospheric gases / Richard P. Tuckett --
25. The variation of Earth's movements (orbital, tilt and precession) / Lucas J. Lourens --
26. The role of volcanic activity in climate and global change / Georgiy Stenchikov --
27. Atmospheric aerosols and their role in climate change / Jim Haywood --
28. Climate change and agriculture / Rattan Lal --
29. Widespread surface solar radiation changes and their effects: dimming and brightening / Shabtai Cohen, Gerald Stanhill --
30. Space weather and cosmic ray effects / Lev I. Dorman --
Part 5. Engineering, societal and forestry aspects of climate change --
31. Engineering aspects of climate change / Daniel A. Vallero --
32. Societal adaptation to climate change / Daniel A. Vallero --
33. Climate impacts and adaptations in forest management / Anna Lawrence, Bruce Nicoll.
The climate of the Earth is always changing. As the debate over the Earth's climate has grown, the term climate change has referred primarily to changes we've seen over recent years and those that are predicted to be coming, mainly as a result of human behaviour. This book serves as a guide to the science behind this often political and heated debate by providing scientific detail and evidence.--
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