Physics of Climate
Jose P Peixoto author Abraham H Oort author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:American Institute of Physics
Published:12th Feb '92
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
"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 remarkably wide range of topics." Nature Are we entering a period of global warming? Is weather predictable? Physics of Climate offers you an in-depth description of atmospheric circulation and how environmental phenomena worldwide interact in a single, unified system. This integrated approach unites all the key features of the climate system--oceans, atmosphere, and cryosphere--to explain the structure and behavior of climate over time. Ideal for students and professionals in meteorology, oceanography, geophysics, and physics.
From the reviews:
"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." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"Informative and authoritative on a remarkably wide range of topics." Nature
ISBN: 9780883187128
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1960g
520 pages
1992 ed.