Bibliograph

Climate, a very short introduction, Mark Maslin

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Label

Climate, a very short introduction, Mark Maslin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-151) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Climate

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

852660592

Responsibility statement

Mark Maslin

Series statement

Very short introductions

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

In this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate, Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system, exploring and explaining the different components that control climate on Earth. He considers the processes that allow energy to reach the Earth and how it is redistributed around the planet by the ocean-atmosphere system; the relationship and differences between climate and the weather; how climate has affected life on Earth and human settlements; and the cyclic and quasi-cyclic features of climate such as the Milankovitch cycles and El Nino. He concludes by touching on the issue of climate change, and outlines some of the approaches that are now being taken to tackle it

Table Of Contents

What is climate? -- Atmosphere and oceans -- Weather versus climate -- Extreme climates -- Tectonics and climate -- Global climate cooling -- Great ice ages -- Future climate change -- Fixing climate change -- Ultimate climate change

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