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Taylor & Francis Ltd Climate And Global Environmental Change 2016 Edition by L. D. Danny Harvey
Climatic change, now more than ever in this age of global warming, is seen as fundamental to the study of the environment. This text examines the importance of climate as one of the major forcing functions in the global environmental change process. It emphasizes both human-induced climatic change and natural climatic change, providing a comprehensive historical context and important projections for the future. It offers a thorough, up-to-date, critical overview of the physical science behind global warming concerns. PART I INTRODUCTION1. Climate Change and Variability - Past, Present, and Future2. The Climate System and Climatic Change3. Factors Driving Anthropogenic Emissions to the Atmosphere4. Observed Changes in the Climatic System and Sea Level During the Recent PastPART II CLIMATIC CHANGE: FROM EMISSIONS TO CLIMATE SYSTEM RESPONSE5. Models Used in Projecting Future Climatic Changes and Sea Level Rise6. The Physics of the Greenhouse Effect Radiative Forcing, and Climate Sensitivity7. Response of the Carbon Cycle and other Biogeochemical Cycles: Translating Emissions of GHGs and Aerosols into Concentrations and Radiative Forcing8. The Regional Equilibrium Response to a Doubling of the Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide9. The Transient Climatic Response and the Detection of Anthropogenic Effects and Climate10. Sea Level RisePART III THE SCIENCE-POLICY INTERFACE11. Scenarios of Future Climatic Change.Glossary.References.Web Sites Used.Index