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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. John C. Mutter giv...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press
[2020]
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| Colección: | Columbia University Earth Institute sustainability primers.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Strategy and outline of the primer
- Why does the earth have the climate it does?
- Precipitation, winds, atmospheric pressure, and the origin of climate zones
- Climate dynamics : natural variations
- Climate in the future
- Earth's responses to climate change
- Climate and sustainable development : summary and closing remarks