Ozone and Climate Change: A Beginner's Guide - Brossura

Reid, Stephen J.

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ISBN 10: 9056992333 ISBN 13: 9789056992330

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2000

Riassunto

Humankind has dramatically altered the composition of the atmosphere during the past 150 years, chiefly by increasing the concentrations of naturally occurring greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and, in the last half century, by introducing new ones. Excessive amounts of greenhouse gases trap heat, which the earth would normally radiate back to space, thereby affecting the energy-storage capacity of the atmosphere and oceans. In recent decades the ozone layer has been severely damaged by man-made chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Though their use is now prohibited, they will remain in the atmosphere for many decades and, with their effects exacerbated by global warming, will continue to destroy ozone for many years to come. The greatest concern for our well-being during the next millennium is that a modified climate now seems inevitable. How much can we afford to let it change? This highly accessible book introduces and explains the processes causing these interrelated environmental crises, examines the measures currently being formulated to tackle them, and considers how effective such measures are likely to be.

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Contenuti

PART 1- 1. The Earth's Atmosphere 2. A Question of Balance 3. The Zonal and Meridional Circulations 4.
Atmospheric Models PART 2- 1. The Ozone Layer 2. The Ozone Layer and Ultra-violet Radiation 3. Ozone Loss in the Polar Regions 4. Ozone Loss over Mid-latitudes 5. The Future of the Ozone Layer PART 3- 1. Climate Change 2. Climate and the Greenhouse Effect 3. Sun and Climate: A Message in the Ice 4. Oceans and Climate: El Nino and La Nina 5. The Earth's Climate: Possible Futures

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9056992333
• ISBN 13: 9789056992330
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 220
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile