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基本説明
Brings together scientists from the US and Europe to review the state-of-the-art in climate change science. It draws from the most recent assessment reports of the IPCC, but scientific jargon has been minimized for readers from different backgrounds. Each chapter provides a description of a particular aspect of the climate problem, its role in current climate change, its potential future impacts, and its societal importance.
Full Description
The vast majority of climate scientists now agree that human-induced climate change is a reality, but there is much ongoing research and debate. Nevertheless, our global society is confronted with the urgent need for a wise response to potential climate change. This volume brings together scientists from the US and Europe to review the state of the art in climate change science. It draws from the most recent assessment reports of the IPCC, but scientific jargon has been minimized for readers from different backgrounds. Each chapter provides a description of a particular aspect of the climate problem, its role in current climate change, its potential future impacts, and its societal importance. This book is written for scientists and students in a wide range of fields, such as atmospheric science, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, geology and socioeconomics, who are seeking a coherent and broad review of climate change issues.
Contents
Preface D. James Baker; Introduction Catherine Gautier and Jean-Louis Fellous; 1. The global consensus and the intergovernmental panel on climate change Richard Somerville and Jean Jouzel; 2. Greenhouse effect, radiation budget and clouds Catherine Gautier and Herve Le Treut; 3. Atmospheric aerosols and climate change Yoram J. Kaufman and Olivier Boucher; 4. The global water cycle and climate Moustafa T. Chahine and Pierre Morel; 5. Climate change effects on the water cycle over land Eric F. Wood and Katia Laval; 6. Ocean and climate Carl Wunsch and Jean-Francois Minster; 7. Ice and climate Raymond C. Smith and Frederique Remy; 8. The changing global carbon cycle - from the holocene to the anthropocene Berrien Moore III and Philippe Ciais; 9. Challenges of climate change: an arctic perspective and its implications Robert W. Corell; 10. On some impacts of climate change over Europe and the Atlantic Jean-Claude Andre; 11. Atmospheric chemistry and climate interactions Guy Brasseur and Marie-Lise Chanin; 12. Observing system for climate Helen Wood and Jean-Louis Fellous; 13. Climate and society - what is the human dimension? Roberta Balstad and Jean-Charles Hourcade; Conclusions S. Ichtiaque Rasool and Jean-Claude Duplessy; References; Glossary; Index.
