Our understanding of climate and its role in human affairs has changed markedly over recent years, as have climate observation systems and modelling capabilities. Reliance on recent weather statistics to provide a guide for future climate is no longer viable. Evidence of human-induced climate change has placed climate high on political and the media agendas.Climates of the British Isles provides a comprehensive account of what we know about climate and changing climates at the end of the twentieth century. Integrating the historical and geographical dimensions of climate, the crucial link between past and future climatic conditions is examined through the geographical lens of the British Isles. Climates of past ages are reconstructed and full descriptions of present climate are illustrated by a wealth of graphs, maps and images. Important climate data sets are provided. Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the internationally acclaimed Climatic Research Unit, this book distils much of the leading research of present and recent members of the unit and presents an authoritative, accessible view of climatic change and prospects for the next millenium and beyond.
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Embracing the full scope of the Climatic Research Unit, this book serves a broad audience with extensive new data and excellent overviews of the past, present and potential future climates of the British Isles.
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1: Introducing Climate Change; 1: The British Isles Climate; 2: Explaining the Climate of the British Isles; 3: Describing the Surface Climate of the British Isles; 2: Reconstructing the Past; 4: The Climates of Past Ages; 5: Reconstructing Late-Glacial and Holocene Climates; 6: Documenting the Medieval Climate; 3: Monitoring the Present; 7: Observing and Measuring the Weather; 8: Classifying the Winds and Weather; 9: The Changing Temperature of ‘Central England'; 10: Precipitation Variability and Drought; 11: Wind; 12: The Air that we Breathe; 13: ‘Phew! What a Scorcher'; 4: Forecasting the Future; 14: Forecasting the British Isles Weather; 15: Global Warming and the British Isles; 16: Climate Beyond the Twenty-First Century
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'...a useful source of practical classroom information and material. At £17.99 the volume is reasonably priced, and the reviewer recommends it without reservation to scientist, teacher and weather enthusiast alike.' - Geographical Journal, March 99
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415130172
Publisert
1997-05-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
1202 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
191 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
494

Biographical note

Mike Hulme and Elaine Barrow are Senior Research Associates at the Climatic Reserach Unit, university of East Anglia.