How much of global warming is due to human activities? How far will it be possible to adapt to changes of climate? Sir John Houghton's definitive, full colour guide to climate change answers these questions and more by providing the best and latest information available, including the latest IPCC findings. The simple, logical flow of ideas gives an invaluable grounding in the science, as well as the physical and human impacts of climate change, for undergraduate students across a wide range of disciplines. Accessible to both scientists and non-scientists, the text avoids mathematical equations and includes more technical material in boxes, while simple figures help students to understand the conclusions the science leads to without being overwhelmed by vast amounts of data. Questions for students to consider and test their understanding are included in each chapter, along with carefully selected further reading to expand their knowledge.
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Weight: 1020g
Dimensions: 195 x 253mm
Publication Date: 07 May 2015
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781107091672
About John Houghton
Sir John Houghton CBE FRS is a former Chairman of the Scientific Assessment Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman of the UK's Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution Vice President of the World Meteorological Organisation President of the Royal Meteorological Society and Professor of Atmospheric Physics at Oxford University. He was Chief Executive of the UK Meteorological Office from 1983 to his retirement in 1991. As well as the previous editions of this book he is author of The Physics of Atmospheres (Cambridge University Press in three editions) and has published numerous research papers and contributed to many influential research documents.