Climate and the Oceans /

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The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vallis, Geoffrey K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Oceanography > Research.
Ocean circulation.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Climatic changes.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
climate change.
Climat > Changements.
Interaction mer-atmosphere.
Circulation oceanique.
Oceanographie > Recherche.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Basics of Climate; 2 The Oceans: A Descriptive Overview; 3 A Brief Introduction to Dynamics; 4 The Ocean Circulation; 5 The Ocean's Overall Role in Climate; 6 Climate Variability from Weeks to Years; 7 Global Warming and the Ocean; Notes; Further Reading; Glossary; References; Index.

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