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Climate and the Oceans
Series: Princeton Primers in Climate
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The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. This title offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject.
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The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable.
Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the world's climate system and ocean circulation and goes on to explain the important ways that the oceans influence climate. Topics covered include the oceans' effects on the seasons, heat transport between equator and pole, climate variability, and global warming.
The book also features a glossary of terms, suggestions for further reading, and easy-to-follow mathematical treatments. Climate and the Oceans is the first place to turn to get the essential facts about this crucial aspect of the Earth's climate system. Ideal for students and nonspecialists alike, this primer offers the most concise and up-to-date overview of the subject available.
The best primer on the oceans and climate
Succinct and self-contained
Accessible to students and nonspecialists
Serves as a bridge to more advanced material
Series: Princeton Primers in Climate
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Climate and the Oceans by Geoffrey K. Vallis is highly regarded for its accessible yet rigorous exploration of how the oceans influence Earth's climate. The book is praised for its clear presentation of data and equations, making complex topics approachable for both non-experts and students. It serves as an excellent primer on ocean-atmosphere interactions, offering insights valuable to both educators and researchers in the field of oceanography and climate science.
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ISBN: 9780691150284
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 October 2011
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Illustration: 32 line illus. 2 tables.
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 227g
Pages: 248
About the Author
Geoffrey K. Vallis is professor and senior scientist in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University. He is the author of the standard graduate text Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics.
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