Human impacts on weather and climate /

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Author / Creator:Cotton, William R., 1940-
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 308 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11824126
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Other authors / contributors:Pielke, Roger A., Jr., 1968-
ISBN:9780511648960
0511648960
0511276044
9780511276040
9780511808319
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0511567316
9780511567315
0521840864
9780521840866
0521600561
9780521600569
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"This new edition of Human Impacts on Weather and Climate examines the scientific debates surrounding anthropogenic impacts on the Earth's climate and presents the most recent theories, data, and modeling studies. The book discusses the concepts behind deliberate human attempts to modify the weather through cloud seeding, as well as inadvertent modification of weather and climate on regional and global scales through the emission of aerosols and gases and change in land-use. The natural variability of weather and climate greatly complicates our ability to determine a clear cause-and-effect relationship to human activity. The authors examine the strengths and weaknesses of the various hypotheses regarding human impacts on global climate in simple and accessible terms." "Like the first edition, this fully revised new edition will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in atmospheric and environmental science, and will also appeal to policy-makers and general readers interested in how humans are affecting the global climate."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Cotton, William R., 1940- Human impacts on weather and climate. 2nd ed. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 9780521840866