Global warming science : a quantitative introduction to climate change and its consequences / Eli Tziperman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tziperman, Eli, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Global warming.

Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.

Global Warming.

Greenhouse Effect.

global warming.

Medical Subjects:

Global Warming.

Greenhouse Effect.

Physical Description:

xiv, 315 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"A quantitative, broad, hands-on introduction to the cutting-edge science of global warming. This textbook introduces undergraduates to the concepts and methods of global warming science, covering topics that they encounter in the news, ranging from the greenhouse effect and warming to ocean acidification, hurricanes, extreme precipitation, droughts, heat waves, forest fires, the cryosphere, and more. This book explains each of the issues based on basic statistical analysis, simple ordinary differential equations, or elementary chemical reactions. Each chapter explains the mechanisms behind an observed or anticipated change in the climate system and demonstrates the tools used to understand and predict them. Proven in the classroom, Global Warming Science also includes "workshops" with every chapter, each based on a Jupyter Python notebook and an accompanying small data set, with supplementary online materials and slides for instructors. The workshop can be used as an interactive learning element in class and as a homework assignment. Provides a clear, broad, quantitative yet accessible approach to the science of global warming Engages students in the analysis of climate data and models, examining predictions, and dealing with uncertainty Features workshops with each chapter that enhance learning through hands-on engagement Comes with supplementary online slides, code, and data files Requires only elementary undergraduate-level calculus and basic statistics; no prior coursework in science is assumed Solutions manual available (only to instructors)" -- Amazon.com.

Contents:

Overview

Greenhouse

Temperature

Sea level

Ocean acidification

Ocean circulation

Clouds

Hurricanes

Arctic sea ice

Greenland and Antarctica

Mountain glaciers

Droughts and precipitation

Heat waves

Forest fires.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-303) and index.

ISBN:

9780691228792

0691228795

9780691228808

0691228809

OCLC:

1264272822