Vallis, Geoffrey K.
Climate and the oceans / Geoffrey K. Vallis. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, �2012. - 1 online resource (x, 231 pages) : illustrations - Princeton primers in climate . - Princeton primers in climate. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Basics of Climate; 2 The Oceans: A Descriptive Overview; 3 A Brief Introduction to Dynamics; 4 The Ocean Circulation; 5 The Ocean's Overall Role in Climate; 6 Climate Variability from Weeks to Years; 7 Global Warming and the Ocean; Notes; Further Reading; Glossary; References; Index.
The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the world's climate system and ocean circulation and goes on to explain the important ways that the oceans influence climate. Topics covered include the oceans' effects on the seasons, heat transport between.
1400840627 9781400840625 1283267489 9781283267489
22573/cttvpjr JSTOR 9452513 IEEE
015855891 Uk
Oceanography--Research.
Ocean circulation.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Climatic changes.
Oc�eanographie--Recherche.
Circulation oc�eanique.
Interaction mer-atmosph�ere.
Climat--Changements.
climate change.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Meteorology & Climatology.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science.
Climatic changes.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Ocean circulation.
Oceanography--Research.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GC57 / .V26 2012
551.5/246
Climate and the oceans / Geoffrey K. Vallis. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, �2012. - 1 online resource (x, 231 pages) : illustrations - Princeton primers in climate . - Princeton primers in climate. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Basics of Climate; 2 The Oceans: A Descriptive Overview; 3 A Brief Introduction to Dynamics; 4 The Ocean Circulation; 5 The Ocean's Overall Role in Climate; 6 Climate Variability from Weeks to Years; 7 Global Warming and the Ocean; Notes; Further Reading; Glossary; References; Index.
The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the world's climate system and ocean circulation and goes on to explain the important ways that the oceans influence climate. Topics covered include the oceans' effects on the seasons, heat transport between.
1400840627 9781400840625 1283267489 9781283267489
22573/cttvpjr JSTOR 9452513 IEEE
015855891 Uk
Oceanography--Research.
Ocean circulation.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Climatic changes.
Oc�eanographie--Recherche.
Circulation oc�eanique.
Interaction mer-atmosph�ere.
Climat--Changements.
climate change.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Meteorology & Climatology.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science.
Climatic changes.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Ocean circulation.
Oceanography--Research.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GC57 / .V26 2012
551.5/246