Human impacts on weather and climate / William R. Cotton, Roger A. Pielke.
Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2007New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 308 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780521600569 (pbk.)
- 0521600561 (pbk.)
- 0511277261
- 9780511277269
- 0511277857
- 9780511277856
- QC981 .C72 2007
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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.