The Earth's climate : past and future / M.I. Budyko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Budyko, M. I. (Mikhail Ivanovich)

Series:

International geophysics series ; 29.

International geophysics series ; 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Toronto : Academic Press, 1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Earth's climate, past and future

Contents:

Front Cover; The Earth's Climate: Past and Future; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 The Problem of Future Climatic Conditions; 1.2 The Advancement of Studies; Chapter 2. EVOLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE; 2.1 The Atmosphere; 2.2 The Carbon Cycle; 2.3 Variations in the Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere; Chapter 3. SEMIEMPIRICAL THEORY OF CLIMATIC CHANGE; 3.1 Energy Balance of the Earth; 3.2 The Thermal Regime of the Atmosphere; 3.3 The Influence of Heat Income on the Thermal Regime; 3.4 Water Exchange in the Atmosphere; Chapter 4. NATURAL CLIMATIC CHANGES

4.1 Climates in the Geological Past4.2 Present-Day Climatic Changes; Chapter 5. MAN'S IMPACT ON CLIMATE; 5.1 Changes in Local Climate; 5.2 Changes in Atmospheric Composition; 5.3 Changes in Global Climate; Chapter 6. THE CLIMATE OF THE FUTURE; 6.1 Climatic Conditions in the Near Future; 6.2 The Near Future of the Biosphere; 6.3 The Distant Future of the Biosphere; 6.4 Conclusion; REFERENCES; Index; International Geophysics Series

Notes:

Translation of Klimat v proshlom i budushchem, published by : Leningrad : Gidrometeorologicheskoe izdatel'stvo, 1980.

Includes bibliography: p. 288-304.

ISBN:

1-282-28928-4

9786612289286

0-08-095461-8

OCLC:

316566604