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Hurricanes and Climate Change

Volume 2

Edited by James B. Elsner, Robert E. Hodges, Jill C. Malmstadt, Kelsey N. Scheitlin ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Hurricanes are nature’s most destructive agents. Widespread interest surrounds the possibility that they might get even more destructive in the future. Policy makers consider it a call for action. Answers about when and by how much hurricanes will change are sought by financial institutions especially industry. And scientists are challenged by the range and interactions of the processes involved. ... Read more

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Hurricanes are nature’s most destructive agents. Widespread interest surrounds the possibility that they might get even more destructive in the future. Policy makers consider it a call for action. Answers about when and by how much hurricanes will change are sought by financial institutions especially industry. And scientists are challenged by the range and interactions of the processes involved.
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Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum

How Humans Took Control of Climate

by William F. Ruddiman ...

Series series Princeton Science Library
The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as commonly believed? Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum has sparked lively scientific debate since it was first published--arguing that humans have actually been changing the climate for some 8,000 years--as a ... Read more

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The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as commonly believed? Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum has sparked lively scientific debate since it was first published--arguing that humans have actually been changing the climate for some 8,000 years--as a
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Climate and the Oceans

by Geoffrey K. Vallis ...

Series series Princeton Primers in Climate
The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the ... Read more

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The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the
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Tropical Meteorology

An Introduction

by T.N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical Meteorology for the graduate or advanced level undergraduate student. The material within can be covered in a one-semester course program. The text starts from the global scale-view of the Tropics, addressing the zonally symmetric and asymmetric features of the tropical circulation. It then goes on to progressively smaller spatial and ... Read more

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This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical Meteorology for the graduate or advanced level undergraduate student. The material within can be covered in a one-semester course program. The text starts from the global scale-view of the Tropics, addressing the zonally symmetric and asymmetric features of the tropical circulation. It then goes on to progressively smaller spatial and
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Computer Modelling in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Building Knowledge

by Peter K. Müller ...

Computer modeling pervades today all fields of science. For the study of com plex systems, such as the environment, it has become an indispensable tool. But it is also a tool that is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. These dangers are particularly pronounced in the environmental sciences, an area of interest and concern not only to scientists, but also to the general public, the media, ... Read more

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Computer modeling pervades today all fields of science. For the study of com plex systems, such as the environment, it has become an indispensable tool. But it is also a tool that is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. These dangers are particularly pronounced in the environmental sciences, an area of interest and concern not only to scientists, but also to the general public, the media,
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Weather We Like It or Not!: Cool Games to Play on A Windy Day

Weather for Kids - Earth Sciences

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Weather Books
Windy days may sometimes trigger allergies, so it's best to stay indoors. To keep your family entertained inside the house, flip through the pages of this picture book to identify the games that you may want to play. Filled with games that range from easy to difficult, you will definitely find something to love here. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

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Windy days may sometimes trigger allergies, so it's best to stay indoors. To keep your family entertained inside the house, flip through the pages of this picture book to identify the games that you may want to play. Filled with games that range from easy to difficult, you will definitely find something to love here. Grab a copy today!
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Development and Evaluation of High Resolution Climate System Models

by Rucong Yu, Tianjun Zhou, Tongwen Wu, Wei Xue, Guangqing Zhou ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book is based on the project “Development and Validation of High Resolution Climate System Models” with the support of the National Key Basic Research Project under grant No. 2010CB951900. It demonstrates the major advances in the development of new, dynamical Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM) and Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) cores that are suitable for high resolution ... Read more

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This book is based on the project “Development and Validation of High Resolution Climate System Models” with the support of the National Key Basic Research Project under grant No. 2010CB951900. It demonstrates the major advances in the development of new, dynamical Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM) and Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) cores that are suitable for high resolution
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3rd Grade Geography: Why Does it Rain?

Precipitation Weather for Kids

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Earth Sciences Books
Get easy-to-understand on why it rains and how it affects the world. The use of pictures allows a better understanding of concepts because they are effectively broken down into bits and pieces. This format encourages love for learning too! It is recommended that you use this book to complement your child's textbooks to allow knowledge to truly sink in. Order a copy today! ... Read more

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Get easy-to-understand on why it rains and how it affects the world. The use of pictures allows a better understanding of concepts because they are effectively broken down into bits and pieces. This format encourages love for learning too! It is recommended that you use this book to complement your child's textbooks to allow knowledge to truly sink in. Order a copy today!
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An Introduction to the Global Circulation of the Atmosphere

by David Randall ...

The most comprehensive advanced graduate-level textbook on the subjectThis is a graduate-level textbook on the global circulation of the Earth's atmosphere—the large-scale system of winds by which energy is transported around the planet, from the tropical latitudes to the poles. Written by David Randall, one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, it is the most comprehensive textbook on ... Read more

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The most comprehensive advanced graduate-level textbook on the subjectThis is a graduate-level textbook on the global circulation of the Earth's atmosphere—the large-scale system of winds by which energy is transported around the planet, from the tropical latitudes to the poles. Written by David Randall, one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, it is the most comprehensive textbook on
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Polar Oceans from Space

by Josefino Comiso ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Only a few centuries ago, we knew very little about our planet Earth. The Earth was considered flat by many although it was postulated by a few like Aristotle that it is spherical based on observations that included the study of lunar eclipses. Much later, Christopher Columbus successfully sailed to the West to discover the New World and Ferdinand Magellan’s ship circumnavigated the globe to prove ... Read more

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Only a few centuries ago, we knew very little about our planet Earth. The Earth was considered flat by many although it was postulated by a few like Aristotle that it is spherical based on observations that included the study of lunar eclipses. Much later, Christopher Columbus successfully sailed to the West to discover the New World and Ferdinand Magellan’s ship circumnavigated the globe to prove
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Weather We Like It or Not!: Cool Games to Play on A Sunny Day

Weather for Kids - Earth Sciences

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Weather Books
It's a sunny day, and it's the perfect day to stay indoors and play. This book provides a plethora of game options that are fun and educational too. Flip the pages of this book to find the perfect game that everyone would agree to play. No day, and no weather for that matter, will stop you from having such a good time! Order a copy today! ... Read more

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It's a sunny day, and it's the perfect day to stay indoors and play. This book provides a plethora of game options that are fun and educational too. Flip the pages of this book to find the perfect game that everyone would agree to play. No day, and no weather for that matter, will stop you from having such a good time! Order a copy today!
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Flexible Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Model

A Modeling Tool for the Climate Change Research Community

Edited by Tianjun Zhou, Yongqiang Yu, Yimin Liu, Bin Wang ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Coupled climate system models are of central importance for climate studies. A new model known as FGOALS ( the Flexible Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System model), has been developed by the Sate Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (LASG/IAP, CAS), a first-tier national ... Read more

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Coupled climate system models are of central importance for climate studies. A new model known as FGOALS ( the Flexible Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System model), has been developed by the Sate Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (LASG/IAP, CAS), a first-tier national
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