Frontiers of Climate Modeling - Rilegato

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521791324 ISBN 13: 9780521791328

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Riassunto

A 2006 reference on climate modeling and understanding the climate system for researchers and advanced students.

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Descrizione del libro

An expert team of authors address developments in modeling the physics and dynamics of the atmosphere, and how these models affect our understanding of climate change. This 2006 text is an important reference for researchers and advanced students interested in understanding the forces driving the climate system.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Overview of climate modeling J. T. Kiehl; 2. Climate change modeling: a brief history of the theory and recent 21st century ensemble simulations W. M. Washington, A. Dai and G. A. Meehl; 3. Energy balance climate models G. R. North and M. J. Stevens; 4. Intrinsic climate variability: modes and mechanisms of oceanic and atmospheric fluid dynamics J.C. McWilliams; 5. The radiative forcing due to clouds and water vapor V. Ramanathan and A. Inamdar; 6. A model study of the effect of Pinatubo volcanic aerosols on stratospheric temperatures V. Ramaswmay, S. Ramachandran, G. Stenchikov and A. Robock; 7. Unresolved issues in atmospheric solar absorption W. D. Collins; 8. Cloud feedbacks D. A. Randall, M. E. Schlesinger, V. Galin, V. Meleshko, J.-J. Morcette and R. Wetherald; 9. Water vapor feedback D. Rind; 10. Water vapor observations B. J. Soden; 11. New frontiers in remote sensing of aerosols and their radiative forcing of climate Y. J. Kaufman, L. A. Remer and D. Tanré; 12. Cloud-climate feedback: lessons learned from two El Niño events M. Zhang; 13. Runaway greenhouses and runaway glaciations: how stable is Earth's climate? J. F. Kasting.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521791324
• ISBN 13: 9780521791328
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 381
• Redattore: Kiehl J. T., Ramanathan V.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Avery; https://www.avery.fr/; ; chemin des peupliers 27; Dardilly; Francia