Opis: The Sun's Influence on Climate - Peter Cargill, Joanna Haigh

The Earth's climate system depends entirely on the Sun for its energy. Solar radiation warms the atmosphere and is fundamental to atmospheric composition, while the distribution of solar heating across the planet produces global wind patterns and contributes to the formation of clouds, storms, and rainfall. The Sun's Influence on Climate provides an unparalleled introduction to this vitally important relationship. This accessible primer covers the basic properties of the Earth's climate system, the structure and behavior of the Sun, and the absorption of solar radiation in the atmosphere. It explains how solar activity varies and how these variations affect the Earth's environment, from long-term paleoclimate effects to century timescales in the context of human-induced climate change, and from signals of the 11-year sunspot cycle to the impacts of solar emissions on space weather in our planet's upper atmosphere. Written by two of the leading authorities on the subject, The Sun's Influence on Climate is an essential primer for students and nonspecialists alike. "Increasing understanding of how the sun affects climate will deepen human understanding of future trajectories of climate change."--Choice1 Introduction 1 2 The Earth's Climate System 12 3 The Sun 40 4 Solar Radiation at the Earth 66 5 Solar Variability 92 6 Solar Signals in Surface Climate 109 7 Solar Influence through the Atmosphere 129 8 Space Weather 154 9 Summary 166 Appendix: Detection of Solar Signals in Climate and Weather Records 171 Glossary 175 Suggestions for Further Reading 185 Bibliography 189 Index 199

Szczegóły: The Sun's Influence on Climate - Peter Cargill, Joanna Haigh

Tytuł: The Sun's Influence on Climate
Autor: Peter Cargill, Joanna Haigh
Producent: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691153841
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 216
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.2 kg

Recenzje: The Sun's Influence on Climate - Peter Cargill, Joanna Haigh