The Changing Climate : Selected Papers

ISBN-13: 9780415676069 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 250 str.

John Smith

Opis

First published in 1966 these collected papers, written by the distinguished and visionary climatologist Hubert H. Lamb, describe how climates come about and give a history of climatic changes from the last ice age to the present time.

Recenzje

'The publishers are to be congratulated ... in publishing this extremely stimulating and often challenging volume.' - Geography

Spis treści

1. Our Changing Climate, Past and Present 2. Fundamentals of Climate 3. On The Nature of Certain Climatic Epochs Which Differed from the Modern (1900-39) Normal 4. Mapping Methods Applied To The Study Of Climatic Variations And Vicissitudes 5. The Role of Atmosphere and Oceans In Relation To Climatic Changes And The Growth Of Ice-Sheets On Land 6. Trees and Climatic History In Scotland; A Radiocarbon Dating Test And Other Evidence 7. Britain’s Climate in the Past 8. What Can We Find Out About The Trend Of Our Climate?

O autorze

Lamb, H. H.