Atmospheric change : an Earth system perspective

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Atmospheric change : an Earth system perspective

T.E. Graedel, Paul J. Crutzen

W.H. Freeman, c1993

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780716723325

Description

This text provides current, comprehensive coverage of the Earth and its atmosphere as a system. It is a textbook bringing together this complex, diverse, and developing body of knowledge. Graedel and Crutzen examine the process of global change within a broad historical perspective, and offer an account of the physics and chemistry of Earth and its atmosphere, one that underlines the importance of the interactions among biological, physical, chemical, and social processes. Their analysis encompasses ozone holes, air quality, chemical trace species budgets, techniques for climate modelling, and the maintenance of a sustainable biosphere. This text is ideal for students on courses in Earth system science, global change science, atmospheric chemistry, or climate change, and as a supplementary text for those in ecology or meteorology.
Volume

: [hbk] ISBN 9780716723349

Description

This text provides current, comprehensive coverage of the Earth and its atmosphere as a system. It is a textbook bringing together this complex, diverse, and developing body of knowledge. Graedel and Crutzen examine the process of global change within a broad historical perspective, and offer an account of the physics and chemistry of Earth and its atmosphere, one that underlines the importance of the interactions among biological, physical, chemical, and social processes. Their analysis encompasses ozone holes, air quality, chemical trace species budgets, techniques for climate modelling, and the maintenance of a sustainable biosphere. This text is ideal for students on courses in Earth system science, global change science, atmospheric chemistry, or climate change, and as a supplementary text for those in ecology or meteorology.

Table of Contents

Earth and Its Driving Forces. The Atmospheric Radiation Budget. The Atmospheric Circulation: Transorters of Chemical Constituents. Aerosols and Hydrosols. The Water Cycle and Climate. Chemical Principles. The Chemistry of the Atmosphere. Aquatic Chemistry. Ancient Earth: Climate Histories. Ancient Earth:Chemical Histories. Global Change: The Last Few Centuries. Global Change: The Last Several Decades. Budgets and Cycles. Building Environmental Chemical Models. Regional Futures. Global Futures. The Climate of the Far Future. On Change and Sustainability. Units of Measurement in Environmental Chemistry. Earth Data and Physical Constants. Answers to Selected Exercises.

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  • NCID
    BA19992687
  • ISBN
    • 0716723344
    • 0716723328
  • LCCN
    92038511
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 446 p., [8] p. of plates
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
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