The Sun's Influence on Climate.
Haigh, Joanna D.
The Sun's Influence on Climate. - 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm - Princeton primers in climate . - Princeton primers in climate. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.
Introduction -- The Earth's climate system -- The Sun -- Solar radiation at the Earth -- Solar Variability -- Solar signals in surface climate -- Solar influence through the atmosphere -- Space weather -- Summary -- Appendix: Detection of solar signals in climate and weather records.
"The Earth's climate system depends entirely on the Sun for its energy. Solar radiation warms the atmosphere and is fundamental to atmospheric composition, while the distribution of solar heating across the planet produces global wind patterns and contributes to the formation of clouds, storms, and rainfall. The Sun's Influence on Climate provides an unparalleled introduction to this vitally important relationship. This accessible primer covers the basic properties of the Earth's climate system, the structure and behavior of the Sun, and the absorption of solar radiation in the atmosphere. It explains how solar activity varies and how these variations affect the Earth's environment, from long-term paleoclimate effects to century timescales in the context of human-induced climate change, and from signals of the 11-year sunspot cycle to the impacts of solar emissions on space weather in our planet's upper atmosphere. Written by two of the leading authorities on the subject, The Sun's Influence on Climate is an essential primer for students and nonspecialists alike"--
ASLI Choice Award
9780691153834 0691153833 9780691153841 0691153841
Princeton Univ Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-760X
2014038583
GBB567084 bnb
017371934 Uk
Solar-terrestrial physics.
Climatic changes--Effect of solar activity on.
Weather--Effect of solar activity on.
Physique des relations Soleil-Terre.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--General.
SCIENCE--Astronomy.
Climatic changes--Effect of solar activity on.
Solar-terrestrial physics.
Weather--Effect of solar activity on.
Solar-terrestrische Beziehung
SOLAR TERRESTRIAL INTERACTIONS.
SOLAR ACTIVITY EFFECTS.
CLIMATE.
QB539.T4 / .H35 2015
551.5/271
551.5
QB539.T4 / H35 2015
The Sun's Influence on Climate. - 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm - Princeton primers in climate . - Princeton primers in climate. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.
Introduction -- The Earth's climate system -- The Sun -- Solar radiation at the Earth -- Solar Variability -- Solar signals in surface climate -- Solar influence through the atmosphere -- Space weather -- Summary -- Appendix: Detection of solar signals in climate and weather records.
"The Earth's climate system depends entirely on the Sun for its energy. Solar radiation warms the atmosphere and is fundamental to atmospheric composition, while the distribution of solar heating across the planet produces global wind patterns and contributes to the formation of clouds, storms, and rainfall. The Sun's Influence on Climate provides an unparalleled introduction to this vitally important relationship. This accessible primer covers the basic properties of the Earth's climate system, the structure and behavior of the Sun, and the absorption of solar radiation in the atmosphere. It explains how solar activity varies and how these variations affect the Earth's environment, from long-term paleoclimate effects to century timescales in the context of human-induced climate change, and from signals of the 11-year sunspot cycle to the impacts of solar emissions on space weather in our planet's upper atmosphere. Written by two of the leading authorities on the subject, The Sun's Influence on Climate is an essential primer for students and nonspecialists alike"--
ASLI Choice Award
9780691153834 0691153833 9780691153841 0691153841
Princeton Univ Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-760X
2014038583
GBB567084 bnb
017371934 Uk
Solar-terrestrial physics.
Climatic changes--Effect of solar activity on.
Weather--Effect of solar activity on.
Physique des relations Soleil-Terre.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--General.
SCIENCE--Astronomy.
Climatic changes--Effect of solar activity on.
Solar-terrestrial physics.
Weather--Effect of solar activity on.
Solar-terrestrische Beziehung
SOLAR TERRESTRIAL INTERACTIONS.
SOLAR ACTIVITY EFFECTS.
CLIMATE.
QB539.T4 / .H35 2015
551.5/271
551.5
QB539.T4 / H35 2015