Atmosphere, Climate, and Change (Scientific American Library) - Hardcover

Graedel, T. E.; Crutzen, Paul J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 071675049X ISBN 13: 9780716750499

Publisher: W H Freeman & Co, 1994

Synopsis

In Atmosphere, Climate, and Change, world renowned experts on the chemistry of the atmosphere Thomas E. Graedel and Paul J. Crutzen take us behind the scenes of local climate change to reveal the workings of the atmosphere in its larger context, as a component of Earth as a system. By exploring the causes of long-term climate change and the sources and pitfalls of scientific prediction, they give us a new understanding of what changes are likely to occur in the future, and what can be done about them.

About this title

Review:

Thomas Graedel and Paul Crutzen's Atmosphere, Climate, and Change provides a useful overview of how Earth's weather systems work and how natural events such as the explosion of Mount Pinatubo and human-caused events such as the upsurge in greenhouse gases affect the chemical makeup of the atmosphere. The authors provide interesting asides about weather forecasting, using newly developed models to predict regional climates of the year 2030, when, they say, the Sahel Desert will be wetter, southern Europe much drier, and North America warmer by several degrees.

About the Author:

Thomas E. Graedel is Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ.

About this edition

• Publisher: W H Freeman & Co
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 071675049X
• ISBN 13: 9780716750499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196