Elementary climate physics /
By: Taylor, F. W
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Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: xiii, 212 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0198567332 (acidfree paper); 9780198567332:; 0198567340.Subject(s): Atmosphere![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The climate system -- Solar radiation and the energy budget of the earth -- Atmosphere and climate -- Clouds and aerosols -- Ocean and climate -- Radiative transfer -- Earth's energy budget: the 'greenhouse' effect -- The ozone layer -- Climate observations by remote sensing -- Climate sensitivity and change -- Climate models and predictions -- Climate on other planets.
Climate physics is a modern subject based on a space-era understanding of a number of physical properties which can enable quantative studies and predictions to be made. This text clarifies the basics of the field, applying relatively simple physics to the climate problem.