Global warming : understanding the forecast / David Archer.
Tipo de material: TextoIdioma: Inglés Fecha de copyright: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012Edición: Second editionDescripción: vii, 203 pages : illustrations, maps (some colour) ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780470943410
- Global warming
- Calentamiento global
- Global temperature changes
- Cambios globales de temperatura
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- Efecto invernadero atmosférico
- Global warming. -- Political aspects
- Calentamiento global -- Aspectos políticos
- Global warming. -- Economic aspects
- Calentamiento global -- Aspectos económicos
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- QC981.8.G56 A73 2012
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Colección general | Biblioteca Yachay Tech | 551.6 A671g 2012 (Navegar estantería(Abre debajo)) | Ej. 1 | Disponible | 005262 | |||
Colección general | Biblioteca Yachay Tech | 551.6 A671g 2012 (Navegar estantería(Abre debajo)) | Ej. 2 | Disponible | 005263 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Humankind and Climate -- Part I The Greenhouse Effect -- Blackbody Radiation -- The Layer Model -- Greenhouse Gases -- What Holds the Atmosphere Up? -- Weather and Climate -- Feedbacks -- Part II The Carbon Cycle: Carbon on Earth -- Fossil Fuels and Energy -- The Perturbed Carbon Cycle -- Part III The Forecast -- The Smoking Gun -- Potential Climate Impacts -- Decisions, Decisions.
"Archer's Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast 2nd Edition, is the first real text to present the science and policy surrounding climate change at the right level. Accompanying videos, simulations and instructional support makes it easier to build a syllabus to improve and create new material on climate change. Archer's polished writing style makes the text entertaining while the improved pedagogy helps better understand key concepts, ideas and terms.This edition has been revised and reformulated with a new chapter template of short chapter introductions, study questions at the end, and critical thinking puzzlers throughout. Also a new asset for the BCS was created that will give ideas for assignments and topics for essays and other projects. Furthermore, a number of interactive models have been built to help understand the science and systems behind the processes"--Provided by publisher.
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