http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
194 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
"Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of global warming. Written in an accessible way, this important book examines the processes of climate change and climate stability, from the distant past to the distant future."--
Online models -- Preface -- 1. Humankind and climate -- part 1. The greenhouse effect -- 2. Blackbody radiation -- 3. The layer model -- 4. Greenhouse gases -- 5. The temperature structure of the atmosphere -- 6. Heat, winds, and currents -- 7. Feedbacks -- part 2. The carbon cycle -- 8. Carbon on Earth -- 9. Fossil fuels and energy -- 10. The perturbed carbon cycle -- part 3. The forecast -- 11. Is it reliable? -- 12. The forecast -- 13. Decisions, decisions -- Glossary -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.