Human impacts on weather and climate /
Cotton, William R., 1940-
Human impacts on weather and climate / William R. Cotton, Roger A. Pielke. - 2nd ed. - ix, 308 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-304) and index.
pt. 1. The rise and fall of the science of weather modification by cloud seeding. The rise of the science of weather modification by cloud seeding -- The glory years of weather modification -- The fall of the science of weather modification by cloud seeding -- pt. 2. Inadvertent human impacts on regional weather and climate. Anthropogenic emissions of aerosols and gases -- Urban-induced changes in precipitation and weather -- Other land-use/land-cover changes -- pt. 3. Human impacts on global climate. Overview of global climate forcings and feedbacks -- Climatic effects of anthropogenic aerosols -- Nuclear winter -- Global effects of land-use/land-cover change and vegetation dynamics.
9780521600569 (pbk.) 0521600561 (pbk.) 0511277261 9780511277269 0511277857 9780511277856
2007276592
Climatology--Social aspects.
Weather--Social aspects.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects.
QC981 / .C72 2007
Human impacts on weather and climate / William R. Cotton, Roger A. Pielke. - 2nd ed. - ix, 308 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-304) and index.
pt. 1. The rise and fall of the science of weather modification by cloud seeding. The rise of the science of weather modification by cloud seeding -- The glory years of weather modification -- The fall of the science of weather modification by cloud seeding -- pt. 2. Inadvertent human impacts on regional weather and climate. Anthropogenic emissions of aerosols and gases -- Urban-induced changes in precipitation and weather -- Other land-use/land-cover changes -- pt. 3. Human impacts on global climate. Overview of global climate forcings and feedbacks -- Climatic effects of anthropogenic aerosols -- Nuclear winter -- Global effects of land-use/land-cover change and vegetation dynamics.
9780521600569 (pbk.) 0521600561 (pbk.) 0511277261 9780511277269 0511277857 9780511277856
2007276592
Climatology--Social aspects.
Weather--Social aspects.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects.
QC981 / .C72 2007