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September 2011, ©2012
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Based on the author's highly successful undergraduate course taught at the University of Chicago, Global Warming presents the processes of climate change and climate stability. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, this Second Edition not only summarizes scientific evidence, but also presents economic and political issues related to global warming.
Table of Contents
Online Models.
Preface.
1 Humankind and Climate.
Part I The Greenhouse Effect.
2 Blackbody Radiation.
3 The Layer Model.
4 Greenhouse Gases.
5 What Holds the Atmosphere Up?
6 Weather and Climate.
7 Feedbacks.
Part II The Carbon Cycle.
8 Carbon on Earth.
9 Fossil Fuels and Energy.
10 The Perturbed Carbon Cycle.
Part III The Forecast.
11 The Smoking Gun.
12 Potential Climate Impacts.
13 Decisions, Decisions.
Glossary.
Index.
Available Versions
Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast, 2nd Edition
ISBN 978-0-470-94341-0
September 2011, ©2012
Paperback, 212 pages
Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast, 2nd Edition
ISBN 978-1-1182-1506-7
November 2011
E-Book: Wiley Desktop Edition, 208 pages
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