This book presents a broad and authoritative interdisciplinary approach to the study of climatic change and its impact on mankind.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
List of contributors Foreword C. H. B. Priestley Preface Part I. An Overview A. B. Pittock: Part II. The Physical Basis of Climate: 1. The climatic system 2. The general circulation of the atmosphere G. B. Tucker 3. The role of the oceans B. V. Hamon and J. S. Godfrey Part III. The Long-Term Climatic Record: 4. Cenozoic climates: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean L. A. Frakes 5. Some results of the CLIMAP project N. J. Shackleton 6. Climatic and topographic changes from glaciological data D. Jenssen 7. Quaternary climates of the Australian region D. Walker 8. Closed lakes and the palaeoclimatic record D. M. Churchill, R. W. Galloway and G. Singh 9. Eustatic sea-level changes and environmental gradients H. A. Martin and J. A. Peterson 10. Abrupt events in climatic history H. Flohn Part IV. Patterns of Shorter-Term Change and Variability: 11. Climatic variability and extremes W. J. Gibbs, J. V. Maher and M. J. Coughlan 12. Climatic fluctuations during the period of historical and instrumental record R. G. Barry 13. Patterns of variability in relation to the general circulation A. B. Pittock 14. The Southern Oscillation P. B. Wright 15. Regional mechanisms and variations S. Hastenrath, J. Williams, H. van Loon and M. J. Coughlan Part V. Models of Climatic Change: 16. Global cycles and climate R. W. Fairbridge 16. Theories of Upper Quaternary ice ages J. Chappell 17. Modelling of ice masses: implications for climatic change W. Budd and B. McInnes 18. Mathematical modelling of climate J. S. A. Green and G. W. Paltridge 19. Volcanic events, climate, and climate modelling J. R. Bray and B. G. Hunt Part VI. Modification of Climate: 20. The biosphere, atmospheric composition and climate I. E. Galbally and J. R. Freney 21. Atmospheric carbon dioxide: recent advances in monitoring and research G. I. Pearman Part VII. The Effect of Climatic Change and Variability on Mankind: 22. Cultural and economic aspects G. W. Arnold, K. A. Galbraith and P. J. Walsh 23. Climate and the historians J. L. Anderson 24. The cultural, economic and climatic records R. A. Bryson 25. Economic and political issues W. J. Maunder 26. Mankind, climate and doomsday science M. Charlesworth Part VIII. Progress and Prospect: 27. The problem of short-term climatic forecasting R. A. S. Ratcliffe 28. Possible future climatic trends: a panel discussion 29. Reflections on climatological research G. Manley, J. Oliver and B. R. Morton References Indices.
List of contributors Foreword C. H. B. Priestley Preface Part I. An Overview A. B. Pittock: Part II. The Physical Basis of Climate: 1. The climatic system 2. The general circulation of the atmosphere G. B. Tucker 3. The role of the oceans B. V. Hamon and J. S. Godfrey Part III. The Long-Term Climatic Record: 4. Cenozoic climates: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean L. A. Frakes 5. Some results of the CLIMAP project N. J. Shackleton 6. Climatic and topographic changes from glaciological data D. Jenssen 7. Quaternary climates of the Australian region D. Walker 8. Closed lakes and the palaeoclimatic record D. M. Churchill, R. W. Galloway and G. Singh 9. Eustatic sea-level changes and environmental gradients H. A. Martin and J. A. Peterson 10. Abrupt events in climatic history H. Flohn Part IV. Patterns of Shorter-Term Change and Variability: 11. Climatic variability and extremes W. J. Gibbs, J. V. Maher and M. J. Coughlan 12. Climatic fluctuations during the period of historical and instrumental record R. G. Barry 13. Patterns of variability in relation to the general circulation A. B. Pittock 14. The Southern Oscillation P. B. Wright 15. Regional mechanisms and variations S. Hastenrath, J. Williams, H. van Loon and M. J. Coughlan Part V. Models of Climatic Change: 16. Global cycles and climate R. W. Fairbridge 16. Theories of Upper Quaternary ice ages J. Chappell 17. Modelling of ice masses: implications for climatic change W. Budd and B. McInnes 18. Mathematical modelling of climate J. S. A. Green and G. W. Paltridge 19. Volcanic events, climate, and climate modelling J. R. Bray and B. G. Hunt Part VI. Modification of Climate: 20. The biosphere, atmospheric composition and climate I. E. Galbally and J. R. Freney 21. Atmospheric carbon dioxide: recent advances in monitoring and research G. I. Pearman Part VII. The Effect of Climatic Change and Variability on Mankind: 22. Cultural and economic aspects G. W. Arnold, K. A. Galbraith and P. J. Walsh 23. Climate and the historians J. L. Anderson 24. The cultural, economic and climatic records R. A. Bryson 25. Economic and political issues W. J. Maunder 26. Mankind, climate and doomsday science M. Charlesworth Part VIII. Progress and Prospect: 27. The problem of short-term climatic forecasting R. A. S. Ratcliffe 28. Possible future climatic trends: a panel discussion 29. Reflections on climatological research G. Manley, J. Oliver and B. R. Morton References Indices.
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