Global Warming - The Complete Briefing

Sir John Houghton's definitive, full-colour guide to climate change is fully up-to-date with the latest IPCC findings.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Global warming and climate change; 2. The Greenhouse effect; 3. The Greenhouse gases; 4. Climates of the past; 5. Modelling the climate; 6. Climate change for the twenty-first century and beyond; 7. The impacts of climate change; 8. Why should we be concerned?; 9. Weighing the uncertainty; 10. A strategy for action to avoid dangerous climate change; 11. Energy and transport for the future; 12. The global village; Glossary; Index.

About the author

Sir John Houghton CBE, FRS is a former Chairman of the Scientific Assessment Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Chairman of the UK's Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, Vice President of the World Meteorological Organisation, President of the Royal Meteorological Society, and Professor of Atmospheric Physics at Oxford University. He was Chief Executive of the UK Meteorological Office from 1983 to his retirement in 1991. As well as the previous editions of this book, he is author of The Physics of Atmospheres (Cambridge University Press, in three editions), and has published numerous research papers and contributed to many influential research documents.

Summary

Sir John Houghton's definitive, full-colour guide to climate change is brought fully up-to-date with the latest IPCC findings for students across a wide range of disciplines. The simple, logical flow of ideas gives an invaluable grounding in the science, physical and human impacts, and need for action on global warming.

Additional text

Review of previous edition: 'I have no hesitation in endorsing this important book.' Wilfrid Bach, International Journal of Climatology

Product details

• Authors: John Houghton, John T. Houghton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.05.2015
• EAN: 9781107091672
• ISBN: 978-1-107-09167-2
• Dimensions: 195 mm x 255 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Environmental Studies, Environmental Economics, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Meteorology & climatology, Environmental Monitoring, Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning