Global warming : understanding the forecast / David Archer.

By:

Archer, David, 1960-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2007.Description: 194 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col ; 25 cmISBN:

1405140399 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9781405140393 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

551.6 22

LOC classification:

QC981.8.G56 A73 2007

Contents:

1. Humankind and climate -- Pt. 1. The greenhouse effect -- 2. Blackbody radiation -- 3. The layer model -- 4. Greenhouse gases -- 5. The temperature structure of the atmosphere -- 6. Heat, winds, and currents -- 7. Feedbacks -- Pt. 2. The carbon cycle -- 8. Carbon on Earth -- 9. Fossil fuels and energy -- 10. The perturbed carbon cycle -- Pt. 3. The forecast -- 11. Is it reliable? -- 12. The forecast -- 13. Decisions, decisions.

Summary: An introduction to global warming that covers a wide range of issues related to the topic, including the greenhouse effect, the carbon cycle, changes in the global climate, and the possible future implications of those changes.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Lise Kütüphanesi / High School Library	İngilizce Roman Dışı / English Non Fiction (HS)	551.6 ARC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T 216489

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Choice.

Choice, November 2007.

An introduction to global warming that covers a wide range of issues related to the topic, including the greenhouse effect, the carbon cycle, changes in the global climate, and the possible future implications of those changes.

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