The Global Climate System

Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections

Howard A. Bridgman, John E. Oliver

332 pages, parution le 03/08/2006

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Over the last 20 years, developments in climatology have provided an amazing array of explanations for the pattern of world climates. This textbook examines the earth's climate systems in light of this incredible growth in data availability, data retrieval systems, and satellite and computer applications. It considers regional climate anomalies, developments in teleconnections, unusual sequences of recent climate change, and human impacts upon the climate system. The physical climate forms the main part of the book, but it also considers social and economic aspects of the global climate system. This textbook has been derived from the authors' extensive experience of teaching climatology and atmospheric science. Each chapter contains an essay by a specialist in the field to enhance the understanding of selected topics. An extensive bibliography is included and lists of web sites for further study. This textbook will be invaluable to advanced students of climatology and atmospheric science.

Provides a modern, readable account of recent advances that help explain regional and global climates
Selected short essays on special topics by respected researchers included within the text
Introduces teleconnections, the concept that change in one part of the earth system influences another often quite distant location, and relates it to world-wide climate processes and patterns
Emphasises the reasons for climate variability and climate impacts

Sommaire

List of Contributors
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Oscillations and Teleconnections
Tropical Climates
Middle-Latitude Climates
Climate of the Polar Realms
Post-Glacial Change and Variability
Urban Impacts on Climate
Human Response to Climate Change
ESSAY: Model Interpretation of Climate Signals: An Application to Asian Monsoon Climate (Lau)
Conclusions and the Future of Climate Research
Other Books on Climatology and the Climate System
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Howard A. Bridgman, John E. Oliver
Parution	03/08/2006
Nb. de pages	332
Format	19 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	926g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521826426
ISBN13	978-0-521-82642-6