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	Climates of the Southern Continents Present, Past and Future John E. Hobbs, University of New England, Australia, J. A. Lindsay, Australian National University, Australia, H. A. Bridgeman, University of Newcastle, Australia 0471 94926 4 1998 Hardback £45.00
Climates of the Southern Continents fills a significant gap in the climatological literature: comprehensive assessment of the climates of the southern hemisphere. It is the first book of its type to provide a consolidated view of the climates of southern Africa, Australia, South America and Antarctica, addressing past and future climates as well as those of the present. Present climates are considered in the first part of the book, to provide a background against which past and future climates can be investigated. Emphasis is placed on the inter-relatedness of global, synoptic and smaller-scale aspects of southern hemisphere continental climates. Discussion of topical, yet fundamental, concerns including El Niño, global warming and climate variability is incorporated throughout the text. unique evaluation of the climates of the southern continents compares present, past and future climates uses modelling, proxy and extreme-year collations to produce valid scenarios for future climates provides an opportunity for comparisons with the more extensively studied northern hemisphere stimulates a broader view of global climates and current climatology issues The study of the climatology of the southern hemisphere is fundamental to our understanding of climates and climatic issues across the globe. This book is an essential addition to the literature for climate researchers as well as for undergraduate students studying climatology in the atmospheric, environmental or earth sciences.
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