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Author:   W. Bach ,  A.J. Crane ,  A.L. Berger ,  A. Longhetto
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1983 ed.
Weight:   0.880kg
ISBN:  

9789027714855

ISBN 10:   9027714851
Pages:   548
Publication Date:   30 September 1983
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

I Carbon Cycle.- Monitoring the Atmospheric CO2 Concentration.- The Role of the Oceans in the Carbon Cycle.- Modelling the Oceanic CO2 Uptake and Future CO2 Levels.- The Role of the Biosphere in the Carbon Cycle and Biota Models.- Record of Past Atmospheric CO2 from Tree-Ring and Ice Core Studies.- II Climate Effects.- Simple Climate Models and the Greenhouse Effect.- Increased Carbon Dioxide Concentrations and Climate: The Equilibrium Response.- Increasing Carbon Dioxide Concentrations and Climate: The Transient Response.- Modelling the Cryospheric Response.- Major Climatic Events Expected during a CO2-induced Warming.- Climatic Variability within the Modern Instrument-ally-based Period.- On the Detection of CO2-induced Climatic Change.- Climatic Impact of Trace Gases, Aerosols, Land-use Changes, and Waste-Heat Release.- III Impacts and Strategies.- Impacts of a CO2-induced Climate Change.- Strategic Issues and the CO2 Environmental Problem.- Carbon Dioxide/Climate Threat: Fate or Forebearance.

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