Earth's climate is always changing. As the debate over the Earth's climate has grown, the term climate change has come to refer primarily to changes we've seen over recent years and those that are predicted to be coming, mainly as a result of human behavior. Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth, Second Edition, serves as a broad, accessible guide to the science behind this often political and heated debate by providing scientific detail and evidence in language that is clear to both the climatologist and the non-specialist. The book contains 35 chapters on all scientific aspects of climate change, written by the world's authority of each particular subject. It collects the latest information on all of these topics in one volume. In this way, readers can make connections between the various topics covered in the book, leading to new ways of solving problems and looking at related issues. The book also contains major references and details for further research and understanding on all issues related to climate change, giving a clear indication of a looming crisis in global warming and climate change. Provides an up-to-date account of the current understanding of climate change and global warmingIncludes 23 updated chapters and 12 new chaptersIncludes coverage on modeling climate change, geological history of climate change, and on engineering aspects of climate changeWritten by the world's leading experts on the issues related to climate change INDICE: PART 1: A GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE 1. A Geological History of Climate Change PART 2: INDICATORS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 2. Global Surface Temperature- including Sea Temperature 3. Arctic Sea Ice 4. Antarctic Sea ice 5. Land Ice 6. Atmospheric Circulation 7. Weather Patterns 8. Bird Ecology 9. Mammal Ecology 10. Insect Communities 11. Sea Life (Pelagic and Planktonic) 12. Coral Reefs 13. Marine Biodiversity 14. Intertidal Indicators 15. Plant Ecology 16. Rising Sea levels 17. Ocean Currents 18. Ocean Acidification 19. Lichens 20. Coastline Degradation 21. Plant Pathogens PART 3: MODELLING CLIMATE CHANGE 22. Statistical modelling of climate change 23. A modelling perspective of Future Climate PART 4: POSSIBLE ROLES IN CAUSING CLIMATE CHANGE 24. The Role of Atmospheric Gases in Global Warming 25. The Variation of the Earth's Movements (orbital, tilt and precession 26. Volcanic Activity 27. Aerosols and Carbon Black particles in the Atmosphere 28. Agricultural Practices 29. Changes in the Sun's radiation 30. Space Weather and Cosmic Ray effects PART 5: ENGINEERING AND SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF GLOBAL CHANGE OR DEALING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE 31. Engineering Aspects of Global Change 32. How Forest Managers Are Adapting to Climate Change: Science, Policy and Practice 33. Societal Adaptation to Climate Change
- ISBN: 978-0-444-63524-2
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 544
- Fecha Publicación: 15/09/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés