Modern science of climate changes / Ernest C. Njau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Njau, Ernest C.

Series:

Climate change and its causes, effects, and prediction series.

Climate change and its causes, effects and prediction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Climatology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes the structure of the climate system, as well as the processes upon which the system runs, changes and operates. Also discussed herein is a historical development of the science of climate changes is presented from ancient times up to the late 1990s. Following this is a detailed description of important discoveries made since the late 1990s, which have led to creation of modern science of natural climate changes and human-induced climate changes. A unique feature of the book is that it contains a presentation of recently reported new theory and causes of natural variations of earthquakes as well as human-induced variations of earthquakes. Furthermore, this book also presents a new theory and causes of natural and human-induced variations in volcanic activity together with associated climate changes.

Contents:

""MODERN SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGES ""; ""MODERN SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGES ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""ABBREVIATIONS ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""1.1. THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE ""; ""1.2. WEATHER ""; ""1.3. WEATHER FORECASTING ""; ""1.4. CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ""; ""1.5. GLOBAL WARMING ""; ""1.6. GLOBAL WARMING AND ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE ""; ""BASIC SCIENCE ON WHICH THE CLIMATE SYSTEM OPERATES ""; ""2.1. STRUCTURE AND MOTIONS OF THE CLIMATE SYSTEM ""; ""2.2. ENERGY INPUT AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE CRUST-ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM ""

""2.3. GENERAL CIRCULATIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS """"2.4. ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES ON THE CLIMATE SYSTEM""; ""SOLAR ACTIVITY ""; ""3.1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""3.2. HOW SOLAR ACTIVITY IS MEASURED""; ""3.3. THE SOLAR WIND ""; ""3.4. SOLAR CYCLES ""; ""3.5. MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATION OF SOLAR ACTIVITY ""; ""HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGES UP TO 1990's""; ""4.1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""4.2. SCIENCE BASED MOSTLY ON THE EARTH'S ORBITAL GEOMETRY ""; ""4.3. SCIENCE BASED ON DIRECT EFFECTS OF SOLAR ACTIVITY ""

""4.4. SCIENCE BASED ON INDIRECT EFFECTS OF SOLAR ACTIVITY """"4.5. SCIENCE BASED ON VOLCANIC ACTIVITY ""; ""4.6. SCIENCE BASED ON HUMAN ACTIVITIES ""; ""MODERN SCIENCE OF NATURAL CLIMATE CHANGES ""; ""5.1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""5.2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW SCIENCE ""; ""5.2.1. Establishment Based on Frequency-domain Analysis ""; ""5.2.2. Establishment Based on Stationary Heat/temperature Conditions ""; ""5.2.3. Establishment Based on Stationary Frequency Conditions ""; ""5.3. SOLAR WIND AND SOLAR ACTIVITY INFLUENCES ON THE TROPOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION ""

""5.4. RECORDS-BASED DOMINANCE OF SOLAR ACTIVITY ON CLIMATE CHANGES """"5.5. CAUSES OF RAPID CLIMATE CHANGES ""; ""5.6. RELATION BETWEEN PERIODS OF ISRC CYCLES AND AMPLITUDE OF ASSOCIATED SAS TEMPERATURE OSCILLATIONS ""; ""5.7 PREDICTION OF FUTURE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS USING EQUATION (5.18) ""; ""5.8 ACTUAL SHAPES OF TERRESTRIAL TEMPERATURE VARIATION PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH CYCLIC VARIATIONS IN INCIDENT SOLAR ENERGY ""; ""5.9 THE OZONE HOLE AND SOLAR ACTIVITY ""; ""MODERN SCIENCE OF HUMAN-INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGES ""; ""6.1. INTRODUCTION ""

""6.2. CLIMATIC INFLUENCE OF ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GASES """"6.3. CLIMATIC INFLUENCE OF HUMAN-GENERATED HEAT ""; ""6.4. CLIMATIC INFLUENCE OF ELECTRIC AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ""; ""MODERN SCIENCE OF NATURAL AND HUMAN-INDUCED CHANGES IN EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AND RELATED CLIMATE ""; ""7.1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""7.2. HOW NATURE AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES INFLUENCE EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AND RELATED CLIMATE ""; ""7.3. NEW ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS THAT CAN BE CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES ""; ""7.4. COMPARISON BETWEEN A TV SYSTEM AND THE ASTHENOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM ""

""7.5. CORRELATION BETWEEN SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61761-635-4

OCLC:

923654304