The Arctic climate system /

The Arctic climate system /

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Author / Creator:Serreze, Mark C.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (xvii, 385 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Cambridge atmospheric and space science series
Cambridge atmospheric and space science series.
Subject:
Climatology.
Arctic regions -- Climate.
Arctic Regions.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11812055
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Other authors / contributors:Barry, Roger Graham.
ISBN:0511130848
9780511130847
0511129319
9780511129315
9780511535888
0511535880
9780521814188
0521814189
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9781280419829
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9781107144583
9786610419821
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0511182759
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0511300921
9780511300929
0521116007
9780521116008
0521814189
9780521116008
Notes:Includes web resources.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-376) and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:This comprehensive, up-to-date assessment begins by outlining early Arctic exploration and the growth of modern research. Recent climate variability and trends, and projected future states are discussed in detail. The Arctic Climate System provides an overview of the subject for researchers and advanced students in a wide range of disciplines.
Other form:Print version: Serreze, Mark C. Arctic climate system. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521814189
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The evolution of knowledge about the Arctic and its climate
  • 2. Physical characteristics and basic climatic features
  • 3. The basic atmospheric energy budget
  • 4. The atmospheric circulation
  • 5. The surface energy budget
  • 6. Precipitation, net precipitation and river discharge
  • 7. Arctic ocean-sea ice-climate interactions
  • 8. Climate regimes of the Arctic
  • 9. Modelling the Arctic climate system
  • 10. Arctic paleoclimates
  • 11. Recent climate variability, trends and the future

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