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Assessing climate change : temperatures, solar radiation, and heat balance /

"Assessing Climate Change attempts to answer a number of essential questions in relation to global warming and climate change, uniquely providing a balanced and impartial discussion of this controversial subject. It shows how the Earth's climate has varied in the past, particularly during...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rapp, Donald, 1934-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Chichester, UK : Springer ; Praxis, ©2008.
Colección:Springer-Praxis books in environmental sciences.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Historical variations in the Earth's climate
  • Temperatures in the past millennium
  • Temperatures in the past century
  • Variability of the Sun
  • The Earth's heat balance and the greenhouse effect
  • CO2 production and climate change
  • Impacts of global warming
  • Global climate change and public policy
  • Final remarks.