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Climatic change

Title
  1. Climatic change / edited by John Gribbin.
Published by
  1. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1978.

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Additional authors
  1. Gribbin, John, 1946-
Description
  1. xi, 280 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
  1. Describes present understanding of climatic change.
Subject
  1. Climatic changes
  2. Climate Change
  3. climate change
  4. Climat
  5. Klimaänderung
  6. Klimaatveranderingen
  7. Climatologia
  8. CLIMATE
  9. WEATHER
  10. Changements climatiques
  11. Klima
Contents
  1. The geological-geophysical framework of ice ages / D. H. Tarling -- Palaeobotany and climatic change / T. A. Wijmstra -- Isotope studies / Jean-Claude Duplessy -- Climatic change in historical times / John Gribbin and H. H. Lamb -- The heat balance of the Earth / M. I. Budyko -- Recent changes in snow and ice / G. J. Kukla -- Astronomical influences / John Gribbin -- The role of the oceans in the global climate system / Tim P. Barnett -- The use of numerical models in studying climatic change / Jill Williams -- The limitations of modelling: the question of statistical significance / Robert M. Chervin -- Global influences of mankind on the climate / William W. Kellogg -- Climatic changes and human affairs / Stephen H. Schneider and Richard L. Temkin.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.