Is the temperature rising? : the uncertain science of global warming / S. George Philander.
- Philander, S. George.
- Date:
- [1998], ©1998
- Books
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Description
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.
Publication/Creation
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1998], ©1998.
Physical description
xv, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Bibliographic information
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.
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Location Status Access Closed storesM21236
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ISBN
- 0691057753
- 9780691057750
- 0691050341
- 9780691050348