Is the temperature rising? : the uncertain science of global warming / S. George Philander.

Author
Philander, S. George [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
Description
xv, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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              Summary note
              In explaining why there is no consensus on whether global warming is real or a myth based on misleading data, Philander "guides the nonscientific reader through new ideas about the remarkable and intricate factors that determine the world's climate."--Jacket.
              Bibliographic references
              Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-258) and index.
              Contents
              • Between the idea and the reality
              • Is our planet fragile or robust?
              • Light and air
              • Why the peak of a mountain is cold
              • Capricious clouds
              • The climate tapestry
              • Weather, the music of our sphere
              • The ocean in motion
              • El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation
              • The paradox of the faint sun but warm earth
              • Why summer is warmer than winter
              • The ozone hole
              • Global warming
              • Appendixes.
              ISBN
              • 0691057753 ((acid-free paper))
              • 9780691057750 ((acid-free paper))
              • 0691050341
              • 9780691050348
              LCCN
              97037613
              OCLC
              37567369
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