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001 2010039193
003 DLC
005 20110409085342.0
008 100913s2011 enkab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010039193
020 $a9780521841573 (hbk.)
020 $a9780521602433 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQC861.3$b.N44 2011
082 00 $a551.6$222
084 $aSCI042000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aNeelin, J. David.
245 10 $aClimate change and climate modeling /$cJ. David Neelin.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $axv, 282 p. :$bill., maps ;$c25 cm.
520 $a"Provides students with a solid foundation in climate science, with which to understand global warming, natural climate variations, and climate models. As climate models are one of our primary tools for predicting and adapting to climate change, it is vital we appreciate their strengths and limitations. Also key is understanding what aspects of climate science are well understood and where quantitative uncertainties arise. This textbook will inform the future users of climate models and the decision-makers of tomorrow by providing the depth they need, while requiring no background in atmospheric science and only basic calculus and physics. Developed from a course that the author teaches at UCLA, material has been extensively class-tested and with online resources of colour figures, Powerpoint slides, and problem sets, this is a complete package for students across all sciences wishing to gain a solid grounding in climate science"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: 1. Overview of climate variability and climate science; 2. Basics of global climate; 3. Physical processes in the climate system; 4. El Niño and year-to-year climate prediction; 5. Climate models; 6. The greenhouse effect and climate feedbacks; 7. Climate model scenarios for global warming; References; Index.
650 0 $aClimatology$vTextbooks.
650 0 $aClimatic changes$vTextbooks.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology$2bisacsh.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/41573/cover/9780521841573.jpg