"A superb reference"--Physics Today. "Will become a classic text in climate research"--Physics World. "Valuable to anyone who studies, models, or uses the climate of the earth"--Walter Robinson Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. "Informative and authoritative on…
"A comprehensive review of dryland climates and their relationship to the physical environment, hydrology, and inhabitants. Chapters are divided into four major sections on background meteorology and climatology; the nature of dryland climates in relation to precipitation and hy…
This book is an introduction to climate science and global change. It includes the scientific background in physics, chemistry and biology. The science chapters are interleaved with biographical material including personal reminiscences. The science chapters discuss the history …
L'auteur fait le point sur le débat climatique à l'échelle globale, analyse les modèles philosophiques ou économiques qui sont à l'origine des différentes positions des acteurs. Critique des politiques actuelles en matière d'environnement.--[Memento].
Global Physical Climatology is an introductory text devoted to the fundamental physical principles and problems of climate sensitivity and change. Addressing some of the most critical issues in climatology, this text features incisive coverage of topics that are central to under…
