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050			_aQC 903 .D47 2022
100			_aDessler, Andrew E. _eauthor
245			_aIntroduction to modern climate change / _cAndrew E. Dessler
250			_aTHIRD EDITION
260			_aUnited Kingdom, _bCambridge University Press, Cambridge, _cc2022.
300			_a xviii, 270 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
365			_bUSD35.00
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aPreface -- 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.
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aCLIMATE CHANGE
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