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Weather, climate and climate change : human perspectives / / Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney and Rob Wilby
| Weather, climate and climate change : human perspectives / / Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney and Rob Wilby |
| Autore | O'Hare Greg |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Weather
Climatology Climatic changes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-317-90482-6
1-281-33373-5 9786611333737 1-4058-9839-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Introduction to systems and the climate system; 1.1 Early development of climatology; 1.1.1 From classical times to the Age of Discovery; 1.1.2 Determinism and possibilism; 1.2 A systems approach; 1.2.1 The nature of systems; 1.2.2 System regulation; Further reading; 2 Mass components of the climate system; 2.1 Atmospheric composition; 2.1.1 The early atmosphere; 2.1.2 The Gaia hypothesis; 2.1.3 Vertical structure of the atmosphere; 2.1.4 Measuring atmospheric pressure; 2.2 Mass and air motion
2.2.1 Forces controlling horizontal and vertical movement2.3 Atmospheric water; 2.3.1 Moisture in the atmosphere; 2.3.2 Atmospheric stability; 2.3.3 Condensation and cloud formation; 2.3.4 Precipitation mechanisms; 2.3.5 Precipitation systems in action; 2.4 The atmosphere as a staging post; 2.4.1 Nutrient stores and recycling; 2.4.2 Climate change and atmospheric fluxes; 2.5 Observing the system components; 2.5.1 Surface networks; 2.5.2 Remote sensing; Further reading; Useful websites; 3 Energy components of the climate system; 3.1 Nature and role of energy; 3.1.1 Energy and temperature 3.1.2 Energy transfer3.1.3 Energy interaction and transformation; 3.1.4 Heating and cooling of planet earth; 3.2 Heating and cooling balancing acts; 3.2.1 Greenhouse balance; 3.3 Inequalities in regional energy supply and loss; 3.3.1 The net radiation of regions; 3.3.2 Inequalities in solar radiation inputs; 3.3.3 Consequences of uneven heating and cooling; 3.4 Altitudinal energy inequalities; 3.4.1 Global surface-atmosphere energy imbalance; 3.4.2 Energy transfer in the vertical atmosphere; 3.4.3 Daily/local temperature response; 3.4.4 Surface energy models 3.5 Energy conditions and climate change3.5.1 Energy at the surface; 3.6 Case studies in climate change; 3.6.1 Changes in direct solar energy output; 3.6.2 Land surface change: human agency; Further reading; Useful websites; 4 Motions of the climate system; 4.1 General circulation; 4.1.1 Function and processes; 4.1.2 Vertical mixing and the cellular models; 4.1.3 Horizontal mixing and the wave models; 4.1.4 The upper westerlies; 4.1.5 The jet streams; 4.2 Synoptic systems: upper air and surface weather; 4.2.1 The concept of vorticity; 4.2.2 Jet streams, vorticity and surface weather 4.3 Regional and local scale motions4.3.1 Air masses; 4.3.2 The heating of land and sea; 4.4 Ocean mass/energy fluxes; 4.4.1 The oceans as heat stores and heat transporters; 4.4.2 Surface ocean circulation; 4.5 Observing motion; 4.5.1 Surface networks; 4.5.2 Remote sensing of motion; Further reading; Useful websites; 5 Ocean-atmosphere interactions; 5.1 Energy exchange; 5.2 Local ocean-atmosphere interaction: the hurricane; 5.2.1 Location and frequency; 5.2.2 Formation and intensification; 5.2.3 The mature hurricane; 5.2.4 Hurricane decline and energy dissipation; 5.2.5 Main tracks 5.2.6 Hurricane futures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453706103321 |
O'Hare Greg
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Weather, climate and climate change : human perspectives / / Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney and Rob Wilby
| Weather, climate and climate change : human perspectives / / Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney and Rob Wilby |
| Autore | O'Hare Greg |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Weather
Climatology Climatic changes |
| ISBN |
1-317-90482-6
1-281-33373-5 9786611333737 1-4058-9839-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Introduction to systems and the climate system; 1.1 Early development of climatology; 1.1.1 From classical times to the Age of Discovery; 1.1.2 Determinism and possibilism; 1.2 A systems approach; 1.2.1 The nature of systems; 1.2.2 System regulation; Further reading; 2 Mass components of the climate system; 2.1 Atmospheric composition; 2.1.1 The early atmosphere; 2.1.2 The Gaia hypothesis; 2.1.3 Vertical structure of the atmosphere; 2.1.4 Measuring atmospheric pressure; 2.2 Mass and air motion
2.2.1 Forces controlling horizontal and vertical movement2.3 Atmospheric water; 2.3.1 Moisture in the atmosphere; 2.3.2 Atmospheric stability; 2.3.3 Condensation and cloud formation; 2.3.4 Precipitation mechanisms; 2.3.5 Precipitation systems in action; 2.4 The atmosphere as a staging post; 2.4.1 Nutrient stores and recycling; 2.4.2 Climate change and atmospheric fluxes; 2.5 Observing the system components; 2.5.1 Surface networks; 2.5.2 Remote sensing; Further reading; Useful websites; 3 Energy components of the climate system; 3.1 Nature and role of energy; 3.1.1 Energy and temperature 3.1.2 Energy transfer3.1.3 Energy interaction and transformation; 3.1.4 Heating and cooling of planet earth; 3.2 Heating and cooling balancing acts; 3.2.1 Greenhouse balance; 3.3 Inequalities in regional energy supply and loss; 3.3.1 The net radiation of regions; 3.3.2 Inequalities in solar radiation inputs; 3.3.3 Consequences of uneven heating and cooling; 3.4 Altitudinal energy inequalities; 3.4.1 Global surface-atmosphere energy imbalance; 3.4.2 Energy transfer in the vertical atmosphere; 3.4.3 Daily/local temperature response; 3.4.4 Surface energy models 3.5 Energy conditions and climate change3.5.1 Energy at the surface; 3.6 Case studies in climate change; 3.6.1 Changes in direct solar energy output; 3.6.2 Land surface change: human agency; Further reading; Useful websites; 4 Motions of the climate system; 4.1 General circulation; 4.1.1 Function and processes; 4.1.2 Vertical mixing and the cellular models; 4.1.3 Horizontal mixing and the wave models; 4.1.4 The upper westerlies; 4.1.5 The jet streams; 4.2 Synoptic systems: upper air and surface weather; 4.2.1 The concept of vorticity; 4.2.2 Jet streams, vorticity and surface weather 4.3 Regional and local scale motions4.3.1 Air masses; 4.3.2 The heating of land and sea; 4.4 Ocean mass/energy fluxes; 4.4.1 The oceans as heat stores and heat transporters; 4.4.2 Surface ocean circulation; 4.5 Observing motion; 4.5.1 Surface networks; 4.5.2 Remote sensing of motion; Further reading; Useful websites; 5 Ocean-atmosphere interactions; 5.1 Energy exchange; 5.2 Local ocean-atmosphere interaction: the hurricane; 5.2.1 Location and frequency; 5.2.2 Formation and intensification; 5.2.3 The mature hurricane; 5.2.4 Hurricane decline and energy dissipation; 5.2.5 Main tracks 5.2.6 Hurricane futures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782231503321 |
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O'Hare Greg
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Weather, climate and climate change : human perspectives / / Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney and Rob Wilby
| Weather, climate and climate change : human perspectives / / Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney and Rob Wilby |
| Autore | O'Hare Greg |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Weather
Climatology Climatic changes |
| ISBN |
1-317-90482-6
1-281-33373-5 9786611333737 1-4058-9839-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Introduction to systems and the climate system; 1.1 Early development of climatology; 1.1.1 From classical times to the Age of Discovery; 1.1.2 Determinism and possibilism; 1.2 A systems approach; 1.2.1 The nature of systems; 1.2.2 System regulation; Further reading; 2 Mass components of the climate system; 2.1 Atmospheric composition; 2.1.1 The early atmosphere; 2.1.2 The Gaia hypothesis; 2.1.3 Vertical structure of the atmosphere; 2.1.4 Measuring atmospheric pressure; 2.2 Mass and air motion
2.2.1 Forces controlling horizontal and vertical movement2.3 Atmospheric water; 2.3.1 Moisture in the atmosphere; 2.3.2 Atmospheric stability; 2.3.3 Condensation and cloud formation; 2.3.4 Precipitation mechanisms; 2.3.5 Precipitation systems in action; 2.4 The atmosphere as a staging post; 2.4.1 Nutrient stores and recycling; 2.4.2 Climate change and atmospheric fluxes; 2.5 Observing the system components; 2.5.1 Surface networks; 2.5.2 Remote sensing; Further reading; Useful websites; 3 Energy components of the climate system; 3.1 Nature and role of energy; 3.1.1 Energy and temperature 3.1.2 Energy transfer3.1.3 Energy interaction and transformation; 3.1.4 Heating and cooling of planet earth; 3.2 Heating and cooling balancing acts; 3.2.1 Greenhouse balance; 3.3 Inequalities in regional energy supply and loss; 3.3.1 The net radiation of regions; 3.3.2 Inequalities in solar radiation inputs; 3.3.3 Consequences of uneven heating and cooling; 3.4 Altitudinal energy inequalities; 3.4.1 Global surface-atmosphere energy imbalance; 3.4.2 Energy transfer in the vertical atmosphere; 3.4.3 Daily/local temperature response; 3.4.4 Surface energy models 3.5 Energy conditions and climate change3.5.1 Energy at the surface; 3.6 Case studies in climate change; 3.6.1 Changes in direct solar energy output; 3.6.2 Land surface change: human agency; Further reading; Useful websites; 4 Motions of the climate system; 4.1 General circulation; 4.1.1 Function and processes; 4.1.2 Vertical mixing and the cellular models; 4.1.3 Horizontal mixing and the wave models; 4.1.4 The upper westerlies; 4.1.5 The jet streams; 4.2 Synoptic systems: upper air and surface weather; 4.2.1 The concept of vorticity; 4.2.2 Jet streams, vorticity and surface weather 4.3 Regional and local scale motions4.3.1 Air masses; 4.3.2 The heating of land and sea; 4.4 Ocean mass/energy fluxes; 4.4.1 The oceans as heat stores and heat transporters; 4.4.2 Surface ocean circulation; 4.5 Observing motion; 4.5.1 Surface networks; 4.5.2 Remote sensing of motion; Further reading; Useful websites; 5 Ocean-atmosphere interactions; 5.1 Energy exchange; 5.2 Local ocean-atmosphere interaction: the hurricane; 5.2.1 Location and frequency; 5.2.2 Formation and intensification; 5.2.3 The mature hurricane; 5.2.4 Hurricane decline and energy dissipation; 5.2.5 Main tracks 5.2.6 Hurricane futures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815399703321 |
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O'Hare Greg
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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