9780521172264 - Climatic Change and Variability: A Southern Perspective (3 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. This book presents a broad and authoritative interdisciplinary approach to the study of climatic change and its impact on mankind. Editor(s): Pittock, A. Barrie; Frakes, Lawrence A.; Jenssen, D.; Peterson, J. A.; Zillman, J. W. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 700. . 2011. Reissue. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book was first published in 1978. It responds to a rapid growth of scientific and popular interest in questions of climatic change, variability and stability. The many distinguished contributors have combined to present a broad and authoritative interdisciplinary approach to the study of climatic change and its impact on mankind. There is a particular reference to data from the southern hemisphere. The topics discussed include a description of the physical basis of climate; the long- and short-term climatic record; models and mechanisms of climatic change; climate forecasting; and the economic, social and political implications of climatic change. While the book was intended as a university text suitable for introductory courses in the earth sciences, it is written with a minimum of mathematics and jargon. It is therefore intelligible to the interested lay person, and of relevance to those having responsibilities in areas such as economics, agriculture and environmental planning.