The Global Climate System

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.

ISBN 052182642X   Pages 350 ISBN13 9780521826426 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Weight (grammes) 930 Imprint Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Format Hardback   Height (mm) 246 Publication date 03 Aug 2006   Width (mm) 189 DEWEY 551.6   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly

1		Introduction		1
2		Oscillations and teleconnections		25
3		Tropical climates		59
4		Middle-latitude climates		96
5		Climate of the polar realms		131
6		Post-glacial climatic change and variability		171
7		Urban impacts on climate		205
8		Human response to climate change		244
9		Essay : model interpretation of climate signals : an application to Asian monsoon climate by William Lau		281
10		Conclusions and the future of climate research		309

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