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Climate and the oceans / Geoffrey K. Vallis.

By: Vallis, Geoffrey K.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Princeton primers in climate: Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, �2012Description: 1 online resource (x, 231 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 1400840627; 9781400840625; 1283267489; 9781283267489.Subject(s): 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 -- ResearchGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Climate and the oceans.DDC classification: 551.5/246 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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.

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