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Elementary climate physics /
Climate Physics is a modern subject based on a space-era understanding of the physical properties of the atmosphere and ocean, their planetary-scale history and evolution, new global measurement systems and sophisticated computer models, which collectively make quantitative studies and predictions p...
| Clasificación: | QC861.3 T3.84 |
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2005].
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Climate system.
- 2. Solar radiation and the energy budget of the Earth.
- 3. Atmosphere and climate.
- 4. Clouds and aerosols.
- 5. Ocean and climate.
- 6. Radiative transfer.
- 7. Earth's energy budget : the 'greenhouse' effect.
- 8. Ozone layer.
- 9. Climate observations by remote sensing.
- 10. Climate sensitivity and change.
- 11. Climate models and predictions.
- 12. Climate on other planets.
- 13. Epilogue.