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Informationen zum Autor John Horel and Jack Geisler are the authors of Global Environmental Change: An Atmospheric Perspective, published by Wiley. Klappentext This text focuses on the atmosphere and how it works as a global entity to maintain a given global climate or ozone shield and how it is influenced by human activity. A complete reference for students of environmental science and related fields, it introduces aspects of global change from a meteorological perspective. An accompanying guide to the Internet helps keep readers up to date on the latest information in the field. Zusammenfassung This text focuses on the atmosphere and how it works as a global entity to maintain a given global climate or ozone shield and how it is influenced by human activity. A complete reference for students of environmental science and related fields, it introduces aspects of global change from a meteorological perspective. An accompanying guide to the Internet helps keep readers up to date on the latest information in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Global Atmosphere.The Radiation Balance of the Earth-Atmosphere System.Weather and Climate.The Natural Variability of the Earth-Atmosphere System.Long-Term Climate Variations.The Carbon Cycle.Greenhouse Gases, Clouds, and the Radiation Balance.Predicting Climate Change.Depletion of Stratospheric Ozone.Appendices.Index.
