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An introduction to the principles of climate change science with an
emphasis on the empirical evidence for climate change and a warming
world. Additional readings are given at the end of each chapter. A
list of "Things to Know" opens each chapter. Chapters are arranged
so that the student is first introduced to the scientific
method(s), examples of the use of the scientific method from other
sciences drawn from the history of science with an emphasis on
climate science. Climate science is treated in each chapter based
on the premise of global warming. Chapter treatments on the
atmosphere. biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and anthroposphere
and their inter-relationships are given.
Composed of two extensive sections, this book surveys important
work in climate change science, mainly in the United States, and
introduces contributions to the body of science that have arrived
on the scene between January 2013 and February 2014. The opening
section offers a broad examination of contemporary climate change
science, with subsections on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC); Earth's energy imbalance and energy flow; carbon
dioxide's role in the greenhouse effect; climate forcing, and
climate feedbacks; Charles David Keeling and the Keeling Curve; the
interfaces of atmosphere with oceans and land; paleoclimates and
paleoclimatology; rising sea level; melting glaciers;
deforestation; desertification; more violent storms, animal and
human migration, extinction of species and more. The second section
reviews and assesses the newest contributions to the body of
research. Among the topics discussed are current and recent
research on rising temperatures; the BEST study; the Global
Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) and the National Climatic
Data Center (NCDC); current and recent research on climate models,
new research on global warming 56 million years ago; ecosystem
impacts, projections of future climate and more. This book can be
considered a bridge between the volumes of Farmer and Cook's
Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis, as it arrives between
the release of the first volume on the Physical Climate (2013) the
second, on Earth's climate history, which is now in preparation.
The book benefits a wide audience as its survey of the science of
climate change provides an introduction to the subject and a
discussion of current research in the field. The book may be used
as a refresher for those who have had prior courses in climate
science and related fields. Each chapter includes a comprehensive
list of references for subjects discussed in the text.
An introduction to the principles of climate change science with an
emphasis on the empirical evidence for climate change and a warming
world. Additional readings are given at the end of each chapter. A
list of "Things to Know" opens each chapter. Chapters are arranged
so that the student is first introduced to the scientific
method(s), examples of the use of the scientific method from other
sciences drawn from the history of science with an emphasis on
climate science. Climate science is treated in each chapter based
on the premise of global warming. Chapter treatments on the
atmosphere. biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and anthroposphere
and their inter-relationships are given.
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