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The Global Climate System. Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections.
Howard A. Bridgman
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Description for The Global Climate System. Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections.
Paperback. This advanced textbook, first published in 2006, examines developments in regional climatology and global climates. Num Pages: 358 pages, 63 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 684.
Over the last 20 years, developments in climatology have provided an amazing array of explanations for the pattern of world climates. This textbook, first published in 2006, examines the earth's climate systems in light of this incredible growth in data availability, data retrieval systems, and satellite and computer applications. It considers regional climate anomalies, developments in teleconnections, unusual sequences of recent climate change, and human impacts upon the climate system. The physical climate forms the main part of the book, but it also considers social and economic aspects of the global climate system. This textbook has been derived from the ... Read more
Over the last 20 years, developments in climatology have provided an amazing array of explanations for the pattern of world climates. This textbook, first published in 2006, examines the earth's climate systems in light of this incredible growth in data availability, data retrieval systems, and satellite and computer applications. It considers regional climate anomalies, developments in teleconnections, unusual sequences of recent climate change, and human impacts upon the climate system. The physical climate forms the main part of the book, but it also considers social and economic aspects of the global climate system. This textbook has been derived from the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107668379
SKU
V9781107668379
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About Howard A. Bridgman
Howard A. Bridgman is a conjoint professor at the University of Newcastle in Australia. John E. Oliver is Emeritus Professor at Indiana State University and a former Director of the University Climate Laboratory at Indiana State.
Reviews for The Global Climate System. Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections.
'… it is likely that Bridgman and Oliver will become widely used in undergraduate climate courses as it provides something quite different to standard textbooks on climatology. This is what makes it interesting reading.' The Times Higher Education Supplement '… it should be on the shelves of good institutional libraries.' Climatic Change '… it is likely that Bridgman and Oliver ... Read more