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Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate
David Randall
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Description for Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate
Paperback. The atmosphere is critical to climate change. It can amplify shifts in the climate system, and also mitigate them. This primer offers a short, reader-friendly introduction to these atmospheric processes and how they work. It looks at how our climate system receives energy from the sun and sheds it by emitting infrared radiation back into space. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 halftones. 21 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
The atmosphere is critical to climate change. It can amplify shifts in the climate system, and also mitigate them. This primer offers a short, reader-friendly introduction to these atmospheric processes and how they work, written by a leading expert on the subject. Giving readers an overview of key atmospheric processes, David Randall looks at how our climate system receives energy from the sun and sheds it by emitting infrared radiation back into space. The atmosphere regulates these radiative energy flows and transports energy through weather systems such as thunderstorms, monsoons, hurricanes, and winter storms. Randall explains how these processes work, ... Read more
The atmosphere is critical to climate change. It can amplify shifts in the climate system, and also mitigate them. This primer offers a short, reader-friendly introduction to these atmospheric processes and how they work, written by a leading expert on the subject. Giving readers an overview of key atmospheric processes, David Randall looks at how our climate system receives energy from the sun and sheds it by emitting infrared radiation back into space. The atmosphere regulates these radiative energy flows and transports energy through weather systems such as thunderstorms, monsoons, hurricanes, and winter storms. Randall explains how these processes work, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Princeton Primers in Climate
Condition
New
Weight
348g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691143750
SKU
V9780691143750
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-1
About David Randall
David Randall is professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University.
Reviews for Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate
"Readers ready for a book-length treatment of [the role of clouds in climate] may find the right level of detail in Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate, a new book by Dr. Randall."
Justin Gillis, NYTimes.com's Green blog "In four chapters and a mere 139 pages, Randall provides readers with an impressively thorough conceptual understanding of the atmosphere's central role in climate... His ... Read more
Justin Gillis, NYTimes.com's Green blog "In four chapters and a mere 139 pages, Randall provides readers with an impressively thorough conceptual understanding of the atmosphere's central role in climate... His ... Read more