Introduction to modern climate change / Andrew E. Dessler

By:

Dessler, Andrew E [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, c2022.Edition: THIRD EDITIONDescription: xviii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:

9781108793872

Subject(s):

CLIMATE CHANGE

LOC classification:

QC 903 .D47 2022

Contents:

Preface -- An introduction to the climate problem -- Is the climate changing? -- Radiation and energy balance -- A simple climate model -- The carbon cycle -- Forcing, feedbacks, and climate sensitivity -- Why is the climate changing? -- Predictions of future climate change -- Impacts of climate change -- Exponential growth -- Fundamentals of climate change policy -- Mitigation policies -- A brief history of climate science and politics -- Putting it all together : a long-term policy to address climate change -- Solutions to selected quantitative problems.

Summary: The third edition of this introductory textbook for both science students and non-science majors has been brought completely up-to-date. It reflects recent scientific progress in the field, as well as advances in the political arena around climate change. As in previous editions, it is tightly focused on anthropogenic climate change. The first part of the book concentrates on the science of modern climate change, including evidence that the Earth is warming and a basic description of climate physics. Concepts such as radiative forcing, climate feedbacks, and the carbon cycle are discussed and explained using basic physics and algebra. The second half of the book goes beyond the science to address the economics and policy options to address climate change. The book's goal is for a student to leave the class ready to engage in the public policy debate on the climate crisis.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Architecture General Circulation	Environmental Planning	GC QC 903 .D47 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000020563

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface --
An introduction to the climate problem --
Is the climate changing? --
Radiation and energy balance --
A simple climate model --
The carbon cycle --
Forcing, feedbacks, and climate sensitivity --
Why is the climate changing? --
Predictions of future climate change --
Impacts of climate change --
Exponential growth --
Fundamentals of climate change policy --
Mitigation policies --
A brief history of climate science and politics --
Putting it all together : a long-term policy to address climate change --
Solutions to selected quantitative problems.

The third edition of this introductory textbook for both science students and non-science majors has been brought completely up-to-date. It reflects recent scientific progress in the field, as well as advances in the political arena around climate change. As in previous editions, it is tightly focused on anthropogenic climate change. The first part of the book concentrates on the science of modern climate change, including evidence that the Earth is warming and a basic description of climate physics. Concepts such as radiative forcing, climate feedbacks, and the carbon cycle are discussed and explained using basic physics and algebra. The second half of the book goes beyond the science to address the economics and policy options to address climate change. The book's goal is for a student to leave the class ready to engage in the public policy debate on the climate crisis.

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