Introduction to Climate Science

by Andreas Schmittner

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This book describes how Earth's climate is changing, how it has been changing in the recent geological past and how it may change in the future. It covers the physical sciences that build the foundations of our current understanding of global climate change such as radiation, Earth's energy balance, the greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle. Both natural and human causes for climate change are discussed. Impacts of climate change on natural and human systems are summarized.

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Publisher
Oregon State University
Subjects
Geosciences, Meteorology and Climate Science
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Licensing
  7. Dedication
  8. Preface
  9. Chapters
  10. Front Matter
  11. TitlePage
  12. InfoPage
  13. Table of Contents
  14. Licensing
  15. 1.1: Weather
  16. 1.2: Observations
  17. 1.3: Paleoclimate
  18. 1.4: Theory
  19. 1.5: Carbon
  20. 1.6: Processes
  21. 1.7: Models
  22. 1.8: Impacts
  23. 1.9: Economics
  24. 1.10: Ethics
  25. 1.11: Solutions
  26. Back Matter
  27. Index
  28. Glossary
  29. Detailed Licensing
  30. Back Matter
  31. Index
  32. Glossary
  33. Detailed Licensing