The Climatic Scene

ISBN-13: 9780367366490 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 326 str.

Michael J. Tooley; Gillian M. Sheail

Opis

Originally published in 1985, this volume of essays was compiled in honour of Gordon Manley, a major and distinctive twentieth-century figure in climatology. The range and scope of the topics covered reflect the eclectic interests of Manley, whose orientation was always towards the importance of climate and its impact on mankind.

Spis treści

1. The Life and Works of Gordon Manley 2. The Durham University Observatory Record and Gordon Manley’s work for a longer temperature series for North-East England 3. Variations in the Durham Temperature and Rainfall Record 1847-1981 s 4. Some Aspects of Rainfall Record With Selected Computational Examples from Northern England 5. A Critical Assessment for Proxy Data for Climatic Reconstruction 6. The Little Ice Age Period and the Great Storms Within It 7. The Timing of the Little Ice Age in Scandinavia 8. Snow-Cover, Snow-Lines in Central Europe Since the 16^th Century 9. Peat Stratigraphy and Climatic Change: Some Speculations 10. Geomagnetism and Paleoclimate 11. Climate, Sea-Level and Coastal Changes 12. The Effect of Climate on Plant Distributions nd 13. Climate and the Diseases and Pests of Agriculture