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Atmosphere, climate, and change

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OSTI ID:258913

This book, pat of the Scientific American Library series, seeks to provide the educated reader with a thorough sense of the scientific understanding of the major global environmental issues involving changes in the climate and in atmospheric chemistry. The eight chapters cover the following topics: introduction to the earth system; agents of climate including radiation energy, water budget, atmospheric circulation, and atmospheric transport of pollutants; chemistry in the air; climates of the past; changing chemistry; predicting the near future; predicting the far future; change and sustainability.

OSTI ID:
258913
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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