Beschreibung:
A timely and accessible analysis of one of the most contentious issues facing the world today - the processes and consequences of natural and human induced changes in both the structure and function of the climate system.
1. Introduction2. Mass Components of the Climate System3. Energy in the Climate System4. Motions of the Climate System5. Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions6. Changes in the Climate System7. Modelling the Climate System8. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the High Latitudes9. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the Mid Latitude Oceanic Margins 10. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the Mid Latitude Continental Interiors11. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the Low Latitudes12. Human Adjustment to Climate Change