LEADER 05337nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910820745603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-73752-X 010 $a9786612737527 010 $a0-08-093303-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000754562 035 $a(EBL)435300 035 $a(OCoLC)424572006 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000123366 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11132453 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123366 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10014329 035 $a(PQKB)11145330 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL435300 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10294735 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL273752 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC435300 035 $a(PPN)170258777 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000754562 100 $a20090213d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aClimate change$b[electronic resource] $eobserved impacts on planet Earth /$fedited by Trevor M. Letcher 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmsterdam $cElsevier$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (493 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-444-53301-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Possible Causes of Climate Change; Chapter 1: The Role of Atmospheric Gases in Global Warming; 1. Introduction; 2. Origin of the Greenhouse Effect: 'Primary' and 'Secondary' Effects; 3. The Physical Chemistry Properties of Greenhouse Gases; 4. The Lifetime of a Greenhouse Gas in the Earth's Atmosphere; 5. General Comments on Long-Lived Greenhouse Gases; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References 327 $aChapter 2: The Role of Widespread Surface Solar Radiation Trends in Climate Change: Dimming and Brightening1. Introduction; 2. Solar Radiation and its Measurement; 3. Trends in Surface Solar Radiation or Global Dimming and Brightening; 4. The Causes of Dimming and Brightening; 5. The Influence of Solar Radiation Changes (Dimming and Brightening) on Climate; 6. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: The Role of Space Weather and Cosmic Ray Effects in Climate Change; 1. Introduction; 2. Solar Activity, Cosmic Rays and Climate Change 327 $a3. The Influence on the Earth's Climate of the Solar System Moving Around the Galactic Centre and Crossing Galaxy Arms4. The Influence of Molecular-dust Galactic Clouds on the Earth's Climate; 5. The Influence of Interplanetary Dust Sources on the Earth's Climate; 6. Space Factors and Global Warming; 7. The Influence of Asteroids on the Earth's Climate; 8. The Influence of Nearby Supernova on the Earth's Climate; 9. Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: The Role of Volcanic Activity in Climate and Global Change; 1. Introduction 327 $a2. Aerosol Loading, Spatial Distribution and Radiative Effect3. Volcanoes and Climate; 4. Summary; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5: The Role of Variations of the Earth's Orbital Characteristics in Climate Change; 1. Introduction; 2. Astronomical Parameters; 3. Orbital-Induced Climate Change; 4. Conclusion; References; Part II: A Geological History of Climate Change; Chapter 6: A Geological History of Climate Change; 1. Introduction; 2. Climate Models; 3. Long-Term Climate Trends; 4. Early Climate History; 5. Phanerozoic Glaciations; 6. The Mesozoic-Early Cenozoic Greenhouse 327 $a7. Development of the Quaternary Icehouse8. Astronomical Modulation of Climate; 9. Milankovitch Cyclicity in Quaternary (Pleistocene) Climate History; 10. Quaternary Sub-Milankovitch Cyclicity; 11. The Holocene; 12. Climate of the Anthropocene; 13. Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; Part III: Indicators of Climate and Global Change; Chapter 7: Changes in the Atmospheric Circulation as Indicator of Climate Change; 1. Introduction; 2. The General Circulation of the Atmosphere; 3. The Poleward Expansion of the Tropical Circulation; 4. The Decreasing Intensity of the Tropical Circulation 327 $a5. Emerging Mechanisms 330 $aThe climate of the Earth is always changing. In the past it has altered as a result of natural causes. Nowadays, however, the term climate change is generally used when referring to changes in our climate which have been identified since the early part of the 1900's. The changes we've seen over recent years and those which are predicted over the next 80 years are thought to be mainly as a result of human behaviour rather than due to natural changes in the atmosphere.* gives all the scientific details of possible causes and all the scientific evidence we have for climate change, in one 606 $aClimatic changes 606 $aClimatic changes$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aGlobal environmental change 615 0$aClimatic changes. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aGlobal environmental change. 676 $a363.73874 676 $a551.6 22 701 $aLetcher$b T. M$g(Trevor M.)$0858257 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820745603321 996 $aClimate change$94011460 997 $aUNINA