30-second climate : the 50 most topical events, measures and conditions, each explained in half a minute /: the 50 most topical events, measures and conditions, each explained in half a minute. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Thirty-second climate
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Joanna D. Haigh ; foreword, Susan Solomon ; contributors, Claire Asher [and seventeen others] ; illustrations, Nicky Ackland-Snow.
• Editors: Haigh, Joanna D
• Other Names: (Atmospheric chemist) Solomon, Susan writer of foreword.; Asher, Claire contributor.; Ackland-Snow, Nicola illustrator.
• Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- The Earth's Climate System -- GLOSSARY -- Climate Components -- Global Circulation of Atmosphere -- Global Circulation of the Oceans -- Climate Types -- Profile: Wladimir Köppen -- Air Masses & Fronts -- Climate Patterns -- Heating & Cooling -- GLOSSARY -- The Earth's Radiation Balance -- Solar Radiation -- Profile: John Tyndall -- Heat Radiation & the Greenhouse Effect -- Effects of Clouds & Particles -- Heating Rates & Atmospheric Temperatures -- Temperature Cycles -- Diurnal & Seasonal -- Water -- GLOSSARY -- The Hydrological Cycle -- Water Vapour & Humidity -- Clouds & Storms -- Precipitation -- Profile: Stepan Makarov -- Deserts -- Sea Ice -- Glaciers & Ice Sheets -- Life & Biogeochemical Cycles -- GLOSSARY -- The Biosphere -- Ecosystems -- Forests -- Microclimates -- Urban Climate -- The Carbon Cycle -- Profile: Charles David Keeling -- Observations & Modelling -- GLOSSARY -- Weather Stations -- Satellites -- Balloons, Aircraft & Rockets -- Climate Models -- Profile: Syukuro Manabe -- Data Collation -- Data Curation -- Changing Climate -- GLOSSARY -- Palaeoclimate -- Solar Effects on Climate -- Volcanic Effects on Climate -- Global Warming -- Profile: Guy Stewart Callendar -- Climate-Forcing Factors & Radiative Forcing -- Climate Sensitivity -- Extreme Events -- Sea Level -- Ocean Acidity -- The Impact on Natural Systems -- The Impact on Human Systems -- The Future -- GLOSSARY -- Climate Predictions -- Towards Zero Carbon -- Energy Generation -- Nuclear Power -- Transmission & Storage of Energy -- Consumption of Energy -- Profile: The IPCC -- Geoengineering -- International Collaboration -- Resources -- Notes on Contributors -- Index -- Acknowledgements.
• Publisher Details: London : Ivy Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (163 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 551.6; Climatology -- Popular works; Climatology; Electronic books; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782408024; 1782408029
• Related ISBNs: 178240550X; 9781782405504; 9781782408000; 1782408002
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.