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Climate Change Science : A Primer for Sustainable Development /
How will future climates be different from today's world-and what consequences will changes in climate have for societies and their development strategies? This book is a primer on the essential science for grasping the workings of climate change and climate prediction. It is accessible for rea...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Columbia University Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primers
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION Strategy and Outline of the Primer
- 1 Why Does Earth Have the Climate It Does?
- 2 Precipitation, Winds, Atmospheric Pressure, and the Origin of Climate Zones
- 3 Climate Dynamics: Natural Variations
- 4 Climate in the Future
- 5 Earth's Responses to Climate Change
- 6 Climate and Sustainable Development: Summary and Closing Remarks
- Glossary
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Index