Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth, Third Edition, brings together top researchers from across the globe and across many disciplines to provide a comprehensive review of the multi-faceted and complex issue of climate change. The third edition continues its tradition of focusing on the science and evidence on this highly politicized topic. Every chapter has been updated for the most current research, and the new edition features 10 new chapters on topics like glacier melt, impacts of rising temperatures, extreme weather, new modelling techniques, biodiversity and more. Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth, Third Edition is an essential reference for researchers, environmental managers, engineers, and any other professional whose work is impacted by or tied into climate change and global warming. A comprehensive work on climate change ranging from causes and indicators to modelling and adaptationNew to this edition: coverage of the Jet Stream, catastrophic modelling, extreme weather, the carbon cycle, Socio-economic impacts, biological diversity, deforestation and global temperature28 updated chapters and 10 new chapters, all written by global experts, provide a current overview of the state of knowledge on climate change across a wide array of disciplines INDICE: PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Climate Change: A complex problem 2. The Role of Atmospheric Gases in Climate Change PART 2: TOOLS USED TO INVESTIGE AND PREDICT CLIMATE CHANGE 3. Climate Change through Earth's History 4. Numerical Modelling of the Global Climate and Carbon-cycle System PART 3: INDICATORS 5. Global Surface Temperatures and Climate Change 6. Sea Ice and Climate Change 7. Antarctic Sea Ice Changes and their Implications 8. Land Ice: indicator and integrator of Climate Change 9. Poleward Expansion of the Atmospheric Circulation and Climate Change 10. Rising Sea levels and Climate Change 11. Ocean Current Changes 12. Ocean Acidification and Climate Change 13. Loss of Oxygen in the oceans and Climate Change 14. Permafrost and Climate Change 15. The Jet Stream and Climate Change 16. Extreme Weather and Climate Change 17. Melting Glaciers and Climate Change 18. Bird Ecology and Climate Change 19. Insect Communities and Climate Change 20. Sea Life, Pelagic Ecosystems, and Climate Change 21. Changes in Coral Reef Ecosystems as a result of Climate Change 22. Marine Biodiversity and Climate Change 23. Intertidal Indicators of Climate and Global Change 24. Lichens and Climate Change 25. Plant Pathogens as Indicators of Climate Change 26. Invasive Plants and Climate Change 27. Biological Diversity and Climate Change 28.The Role of Forests in the Carbon Cycle and Climate Change PART 4: OTHER POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO CLIMATE CHANGE 29. The Variation of the Earth's Movements (orbital, tilt and precession) and Climate Change 30. The Role of Volcanic Activity in Climate and Global Change 31. Atmospheric Aerosols and their Role in Climate Change 32. Climate Change and Agriculture 33. Widespread surface solar radiation changes and their effects on the Climate: dimming and brightening 34. Space Weather and Cosmic Ray effects and Climate Change PART 5: SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF GLOBAL CHANGE 35. Engineering Aspects of Climate Change 36. Societal Adaptation to Climate Change
- ISBN: 978-0-12-821575-3
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 750
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2021
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés