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Climate : a very short introduction / Mark Maslin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maslin, Mark, author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 358.
- Very short introductions ; 358
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 159 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- Mark Maslin looks at all aspects of climate, from the physical and chemical factors that drive it and how climate differs from weather, to how climate has affected human settlements and the cyclic features of it. He ends with a look at climate change and our current approaches to solving it.
- Contents:
- What is climate?
- Atmosphere and oceans
- Weather versus climate
- Extreme climates
- Tectonics and climate
- Global climate cooling
- Great ice ages
- Future climate change
- Fixing climate change
- Ultimate climate change.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9780191778254
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