Climatic Change and Variability: A Southern Perspective

A. B. Pittock (Curatore)

L. A. Frakes (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2011

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.

• Curatore: A. B. Pittock, L. A. Frakes
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2011
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 480 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 700 gr.
• EAN: 9780521172264

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