Assessing Climate Change Temperatures, Solar Radiation and Heat Balance / by Donald Rapp.
In ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE Donald Rapp has investigated a large body of scientific data relevant to climate change, approaching each element with necessary (but neutral) scientific skepticism. The chapters of the book attempt to answer a number of essential questions in relation to global warming a...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008. |
| Series: | Environmental Sciences
Springer eBook Collection. |
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| Online Access: | Click to view e-book |
| Holy Cross Note: | Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community. |
Table of Contents:
- Historical variations in the Earth’s climate
- Temperatures in the past millennium
- Temperatures in the past century
- Variability of the Sun
- The Earth’s heat balance and the greenhouse effect
- CO2 production and climate change
- Impacts of global warming
- Global climate change and public policy
- Final remarks.