Geosphere-Biosphere Interactions and Climate

Book Overview

Geosphere-Biosphere Interactions and Climate brings together many of the world's leading environmental scientists to discuss the interaction between the geosphere/biosphere and climate. The volume arises from a working group of the prestigious Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme. The state-of-the-art chapters summarize our understanding of the present climate and environment by understanding Earth's past, human influence on the climate, a description of climate and its relation to the Earth's surface, ocean, and atmosphere, and future predictions of climate variability.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521782384
• ISBN13: 9780521782388
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"