1st Edition

Weather, Climate and Climate Change Human Perspectives

By Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney, Rob Wilby Copyright 2005

    A timely and accessible analysis of one of the most crucial and contentious issues facing the world today – the processes and consequences of natural and human induced changes in the structure and function of the climate system.

    Integrating the latest scientific developments throughout, the text centres on climate change control, addressing how weather and climate impact on environment and society.

    1. Introduction
    2. Mass Components of the Climate System
    3. Energy in the Climate System
    4. Motions of the Climate System
    5. Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
    6. Changes in the Climate System
    7. Modelling the Climate System
    8. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the High Latitudes
    9. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the Mid Latitude Oceanic Margins
    10. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the Mid Latitude Continental Interiors
    11. Weather, Climate and Climate Change of the Low Latitudes
    12. Human Adjustment to Climate Change

    Biography

    Greg O'Hare, John Sweeney, Rob Wilby