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hardcover. Reviews how vegetation and soils act as naturally occurring buffers which use up the gases responsible for global warming and the greenhouse effect. This book provides information on the importance of these sinks, how they may respond to increased greenhouse gas emissions, how we can protect them and how they can help us mitigate climate change. Editor(s): Reay, Dave; Hewitt, Nick; Smith, K.; Grace, J. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KNAL; RBP; RNPG; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845931896
- ISBN
- 9781845931896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.70
€ 147.70
The Way the Wind Blows. Climate Change, History and Human Action.
. Ed(S): McIntosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Jose...
Experts in a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences--including geology, climatology, history, and anthropology--consider such topics as the dynamics of climate, human perceptions of and responses to the environment, and issues of sustainability and resiliency. Editor(s): McIntosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Joseph A.; McIntosh, Susan Keech. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, facsim.,maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112086
- ISBN
- 9780231112086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.39
€ 192.39
This book surveys the past, present, and potential future variability of hurricanes and typhoons on a variety of timescales using newly developed approaches based on geological and archival records, in addition to more traditional approaches based on the analysis of the historical record of tropical cyclone tracks. Editor(s): Murnane, Richard J.; Liu, Kam-Biu. Num Pages: 464 pages, 121 illus. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123884
- ISBN
- 9780231123884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306402722
- ISBN
- 9780306402722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.05
€ 200.05
Hardback. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Conference of the Air Resources Information Clearinghouse held in Washington, D.C., December 5-6, 1991 Editor(s): White, James C. Series: Environmental Science Research. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306443176
- ISBN
- 9780306443176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.44
€ 201.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Ruddiman, William F. Num Pages: 535 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 535
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306456428
- ISBN
- 9780306456428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.14
€ 200.14
Hardback. Most studies of the impacts of climate change consider impacts in the future from anthropogenic climate change. This title contains 13 interdisciplinary chapters which consider impacts of change in different regions of the world, over the last millennium. It includes chapters that assess evidence for the changes. Editor(s): Jones, P. D.; Ogilvie, A.E.J. (INSTAAR, Boulder, CO, USA); Davies, T.D.; Briffa, K.R. (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK). Num Pages: 295 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465895
- ISBN
- 9780306465895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.59
€ 136.59
Hardback. A guide to the rapidly expanding weather risk management market. All over the world providers and end users are turning their attention to ways of protecting against or taking advantage of changes in the weather. The market is one of the fastest growth areas in the financial arena. Editor(s): Banks, Erik. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJMV1; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333972250
- ISBN
- 9780333972250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.23
€ 251.23
Hardback. This unique book draws from an international community of scholars in the field of hurricane climate science. Leading academics and researchers discuss new research and express opinions about what will happen in the future with regard to hurricane activity. Editor(s): Elsner, James B.; Jagger, Thomas H. Num Pages: 380 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387094090
- ISBN
- 9780387094090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.48
€ 196.48
The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE). Mission Descriptio...
. Ed(S): Rottman, G. J.; Woods, Tom; George, ...
Hardback. Describes the instruments for measuring the solar irradiance from soft x-ray to the near infrared and the total solar irradiance. This collection of papers provides a detailed description of the SORCE mission and its instruments. It also includes papers that give an overview of solar influences on Earth. Editor(s): Rottman, G. J.; Woods, Tom; George, Vanessa. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Solar Physics journal, Vol. 230/1-
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387302423
- ISBN
- 9780387302423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.36
€ 202.36
Hardback. Describes the behavior of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific. This book investigates the broad range of disturbance effects these violent storms have on the physical environments of the islands that lie in their path and the people who live on them. Num Pages: 212 pages, 128 black & white illustrations, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387715421
- ISBN
- 9780387715421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardback. The THEMIS mission aims to resolve space-time ambiguities in key regions of the magnetosphere on a global scale. This volume describes the mission, the instrumentation, and the data derived from them. Editor(s): Burch, James L.; Angelopoulos, Vassilis. Num Pages: 583 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 583
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387898193
- ISBN
- 9780387898193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.92
€ 197.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Bengtsson, Lennart; Ghil, Michael; Kallen, E. Series: Applied Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PN; RBP; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387906324
- ISBN
- 9780387906324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.81
€ 131.81
This book offers a complete primer, covering the end-to-end process of forecast production, and bringing together a description of all the relevant aspects together in a single volume; with plenty of explanation of some of the more complex issues and examples of current, state-of-the-art practices. Series: Advancing Weather and Climate Science. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470711590
- ISBN
- 9780470711590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 157.62
€ 157.62
Findings from a long-term study of the Baltic Sea reveal possible answers to issues of intense worldwide concern As one of the best-investigated seas in the world for more than a century, the Baltic Sea has been subject to environmental protection measures endorsed by the international Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) in 1979. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSB; RBKC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1418.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471979685
- ISBN
- 9780471979685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 322.14
€ 322.14
Climate Change - Significance for Agriculture and Forestry
White, David H., Intergovernmental Panel On C...
Hardcover. Contains papers presented at an international workshop held in Canberra, Australia, under the auspices of the former IPCC Working Group III - Agriculture, Forestry and Other Human Activities Sub-Group (AFOS). This book highlights the need to adopt a holistic systems approach to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and assess impacts. Editor(s): White, David H.; Howden, S.Mark. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from CLIMATIC CHANGE, 27:1, 1994
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329336
- ISBN
- 9780792329336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.96
€ 196.96
Hardcover. The climate change problem can only be effectively dealt with if global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced substantially. This book explores the nature of the domestic consensus in specific developing countries and the common, converging, diverging and conflicting interests underlying the international consensus. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JPQB; RBP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345770
- ISBN
- 9780792345770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.81
€ 132.81
Wind Flow and Vapor Cloud Dispersion at Industrial and Urban Sites
Hanna, Steven R (Hanna Consultants); Britter,...
Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816908639
- ISBN
- 9780816908639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.35
€ 238.35
Hardback. Presents the alternative perspectives of developing countries on opportunities to benefit from the current and emerging global negotiations, institutions, and mechanisms to address climate change. This book provides basic information, analysis, and interpretation of various aspects relevant to climate change. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 304 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; RBP; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001048
- ISBN
- 9781402001048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.29
€ 129.29
Paperback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402003738
- ISBN
- 9781402003738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97