Climate Change
A Multidisciplinary Approach

Updated textbook on climate change for courses in meteorology, oceanography, environmental science, earth science and geography.

William James Burroughs (Author)

9780521870153, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 15 November 2007

390 pages, 29 exercises
25.3 x 18.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.93 kg

'Burroughs is to be congratulated for having written a serious and up-to-date book that competently surveys many highly technical aspects of modern climate science but manages to do so in a non-mathematical manner.' American Meteorological Society

Providing a concise, up-to-date presentation of current knowledge of climate change and its implications for society as a whole, this new edition has been thoroughly updated and extended to include the latest information. The text describes the components of the global climate, considers how the many elements of climate combine to define its behaviour, and reviews how climate change is measured. The author discusses how the causes of climate change can be related to the evidence of change, and modelled to predict future changes. This book is ideally suited for introductory courses in meteorology, oceanography, environmental science, earth science, geography, agriculture and social science. It contains review questions at the end of each chapter to enable readers to monitor their understanding of the materials covered. This book should appeal to an audience with a keen interest in all aspects of the climate change debate.

1. Introduction
2. Radiation and the Earth's energy balance
3. The elements of the climate
4. The measurement of climate change
5. Statistics, significance and cycles
6. The natural causes of climate change
7. Human activities
8. Evidence of climate change
9. Consequences of climate change
10. Modelling the climate
11. Predicting climate change
Bibliography
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: Human geography [RGC], Physical geography & topography [RGB], Meteorology & climatology [RBP]