Climate Change Science : : A Primer for Sustainable Development / / John C. Mutter.
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. It is accessible for readers...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2020] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primers
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION Strategy and Outline of the Primer
- 1 Why Does Earth Have the Climate It Does?
- 2 Precipitation, Winds, Atmospheric Pressure, and the Origin of Climate Zones
- 3 Climate Dynamics: Natural Variations
- 4 Climate in the Future
- 5 Earth’s Responses to Climate Change
- 6 Climate and Sustainable Development: Summary and Closing Remarks
- Glossary
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Index