Climate and the oceans

Climate and the oceans / Geoffrey K. Vallis.

The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vallis, Geoffrey K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Series:Princeton primers in climate.
Subjects:
Oceanography > Research.
Ocean circulation.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Climatic changes.
climate change.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
Climatic changes
Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Ocean circulation
Oceanography > Research
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Basics of Climate; 2 The Oceans: A Descriptive Overview; 3 A Brief Introduction to Dynamics; 4 The Ocean Circulation; 5 The Ocean's Overall Role in Climate; 6 Climate Variability from Weeks to Years; 7 Global Warming and the Ocean; Notes; Further Reading; Glossary; References; Index.

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