Chemistry of the climate system. Volume 2, History, change and sustainability. / Detlev Möller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Möller, Detlev, author.

Series:

Chemistry of the Climate System ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atmospheric chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXIII, 776 p.)

Edition:

Third, completely revised and extended edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Climate change is a major challenge facing modern society. The chemistry of air and its influence on the climate system forms the main focus of this book. Vol. 2 of Chemistry of the Climate System takes a problem-based approach to presenting global atmospheric processes, evaluating the effects of changing air compositions as well as possibilities for interference with these processes through the use of chemistry.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface to the first edition

Authors preface to the third edition

Authors preface to the second edition

Prologue

Contents

1. Introduction

2. History of investigation and understanding the climate system

3. History of the climate system: the chemical evolution

4. A changing climate system

5. Climate change mitigation: global sustainable chemistry

6. Final remarks

Appendix I. List of acronyms and abbreviations found in literature

Appendix II. Quantities, units and some useful numerical values

Appendix III. Earth geological time scale

References

Name Index

Subject Index

Errata to Volume 1

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110559965

311055996X

9783110561340

3110561344

OCLC:

1149394360