LEADER 03677nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910816755903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-26748-9 010 $a9786613267481 010 $a1-4008-4062-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400840625 035 $a(CKB)2550000000045657 035 $a(EBL)767227 035 $a(OCoLC)759000862 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000633388 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11397736 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633388 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10616339 035 $a(PQKB)11543960 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse48983 035 $a(DE-B1597)453778 035 $a(OCoLC)979582575 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400840625 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL767227 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10496619 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL326748 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC767227 035 $a(PPN)16104011X 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000045657 100 $a20110408d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClimate and the oceans /$fGeoffrey K. Vallis 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (244 p.) 225 1 $aPrinceton primers in climate 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-14467-2 311 $a0-691-15028-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1. Basics of Climate -- $t2. The Oceans: A Descriptive Overview -- $t3. A Brief Introduction to Dynamics -- $t4. The Ocean Circulation -- $t5. The Ocean's Overall Role in Climate -- $t6. Climate Variability from Weeks to Years -- $t7. Global Warming and the Ocean -- $tNotes -- $tFurther Reading -- $tGlossary -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aThe oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the world's climate system and ocean circulation and goes on to explain the important ways that the oceans influence climate. Topics covered include the oceans' effects on the seasons, heat transport between equator and pole, climate variability, and global warming. The book also features a glossary of terms, suggestions for further reading, and easy-to-follow mathematical treatments. Climate and the Oceans is the first place to turn to get the essential facts about this crucial aspect of the Earth's climate system. Ideal for students and nonspecialists alike, this primer offers the most concise and up-to-date overview of the subject available. The best primer on the oceans and climate Succinct and self-contained Accessible to students and nonspecialists Serves as a bridge to more advanced material 410 0$aPrinceton primers in climate. 606 $aOceanography$xResearch 606 $aOcean circulation 606 $aOcean-atmosphere interaction 606 $aClimatic changes 615 0$aOceanography$xResearch. 615 0$aOcean circulation. 615 0$aOcean-atmosphere interaction. 615 0$aClimatic changes. 676 $a551.5/246 700 $aVallis$b Geoffrey K$01706003 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816755903321 996 $aClimate and the oceans$94093144 997 $aUNINA