Climate and life / M. I. Budyko ; English ed. edited by David H. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Budyko, M. I. (Mikhail Ivanovich)

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 18.

International geophysics series ; 18

Standardized Title:

Klimat i zhiznʹ. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bioclimatology.

Climatology.

Heat budget (Geophysics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 508 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Academic Press, 1974.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Climate and life

Contents:

Front Cover; Climate and Life; Copyright Page; Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface to the Russian Edition; Introduction; Chapter I. Solar Radiation and Its Transformations; 1. Solar Radiation; 2. The Radiation Balance; 3. The Heat Balance; 4. General Review of Investigations on the Transformation of Solar Energy; References; Chapter II. Methods for Determining the Components of the Heat Balance; 1. The Radiation Balance at the Earth's Surface; 2. The Turbulent Flux of Sensible Heat from the Earth's Surface into the Atmosphere; 3. The Flux of Latent Heat; 4. The Heat Balance of the Atmosphere

5. Accuracy of Determination of the Components of the Heat Balance; References; Chapter III. Heat Balance of the Globe; 1. Geographical Distribution of the Components of the Heat Balance; 2. Variations of the Components of the Heat Balance in Time; 3. Heat and Water Balances of the Earth; 4. The Thermal Regime of the Earth; References; Chapter IV. Polar Ice and Climate; 1. Polar Ice as a Factor of Climate; 2. Interrelation of Climatic Factors and Ice Cover; References; Chapter V. Climatic Change; 1. Introduction; 2. Contemporary Climatic Changes; 3. Climates of the Past; References

Chapter VI. Climatic Factors of Geographical Zonality; 1. The Effect of Climatic Conditions on Geographical Processes; 2. Interrelation Between the Heat and Water Balances of the Land; 3. The Heat Balance and Geographical Zonality; 4. The Table of Geographic Zonality; References; Chapter VII. The Thermal Regime of Living Organisms; 1. The Influence of Thermal Factors on Plants and Animals; 2. The Thermal Regime of Plants; 3. The Heat Regime of Animals and Man; References; Chapter VIII. Climatic Factors of Photosynthesis; 1. The Physical Mechanism of Photosynthesis

2. Photosynthesis in the Layer of Vegetation Cover; 3. Utilization of Solar Energy by Living Organisms; References; Chapter IX. Change of Successive Faunas; 1. Critical Epochs of Geological History; 2. The Change of Fauna at the End of the Pleistocene; References; Chapter X. Man and Climate; 1. Man's Impact on Climate; 2. The Climate of the Future; 3. Conclusion; References; Subject Index

Notes:

Translation of Klimat i zhizn.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-28899-7

9786612288999

0-08-095453-7

OCLC:

316567531