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Ecological Climatology : Concepts and Applications.

By: Publisher: New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2016Edition: Third editionDescription: xviii, 692 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781107043770
  • 1107043778
  • 9781107619050
  • 110761905X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 581.7/22 23
LOC classification:
  • QK754.5 .B66 2016
Other classification:
  • 581.7
Contents:
Preface -- 1. Ecosystems and Climate -- Part I. The Earth System -- 2. Components of the Earth System -- 3. Global Cycles -- Part II. Global Physical Climatology -- 4. Atmospheric Radiation -- 5. Atmospheric General Circulation and Climate -- 6. Earth's Climates -- 7. Climate Variability -- 8. Climate Change -- Part III. Hydrometeorology -- 9. Soil Physics -- 10. Water Balance -- 11. Watershed Hydrology -- 12. Surface Energy Fluxes -- 13. Turbulent Fluxes -- 14. Soil Moisture and the Atmospheric Boundary Layer -- Part IV. Biometeorology -- 15. Leaf Temperature and Energy Fluxes -- 16. Leaf Photosynthesis and Stomatal Conductance -- 17. Plant Canopies -- Part V. Terrestrial Plant Ecology -- 18. Plant Strategies -- 19. Populations and Communities -- 20. Ecosystems -- 21. Soil Biogeochemistry.
Summary: This text examines ecological climatology - a framework to understand the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems in the climate system. It examines the physical, chemical & biological processes by which landscapes affect & are affected by climate.
List(s) this item appears in: 2020 - 2021 New Titles
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Foothills Lab QK754.5 .B66 2016 1 Available 50583020010942
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- 1. Ecosystems and Climate -- Part I. The Earth System -- 2. Components of the Earth System -- 3. Global Cycles -- Part II. Global Physical Climatology -- 4. Atmospheric Radiation -- 5. Atmospheric General Circulation and Climate -- 6. Earth's Climates -- 7. Climate Variability -- 8. Climate Change -- Part III. Hydrometeorology -- 9. Soil Physics -- 10. Water Balance -- 11. Watershed Hydrology -- 12. Surface Energy Fluxes -- 13. Turbulent Fluxes -- 14. Soil Moisture and the Atmospheric Boundary Layer -- Part IV. Biometeorology -- 15. Leaf Temperature and Energy Fluxes -- 16. Leaf Photosynthesis and Stomatal Conductance -- 17. Plant Canopies -- Part V. Terrestrial Plant Ecology -- 18. Plant Strategies -- 19. Populations and Communities -- 20. Ecosystems -- 21. Soil Biogeochemistry.

This text examines ecological climatology - a framework to understand the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems in the climate system. It examines the physical, chemical & biological processes by which landscapes affect & are affected by climate.

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