Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 1002 pages
- Published by: Springer
- Edition: 1st Edition January 31, 1987
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0879330090
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0879330095
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Book Dimensions:
10.5 x 7.5 x 2 inches
- Weighs: 3.6 pounds
Product Description
Today's greater public awareness of how climate affects our quality of life and environment has created an increasing demand for climatological information. Now this information is available in one convenient, accessible source,
The Encyclopedia of Climatology. This comprehensive volume covers all the main subfields of climatology, supplies data on climates in major continental areas and explains what is known about the causes of climatic processes and changes. Contents include articles on bioclimatology, El Niño, climatic models, world regional climates, civilization and climate, climatic variations and the greenhouse effect.
About The Author
Professor
Rhodes W. Fairbridge is emeritus Professor of
geology at Columbia University and is now visiting scientist at the Goddard Institute of Space Studies (NASA, NY). He has edited more that two dozen encyclopedias and authored more than three-hundred scientific publications.
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