Hay, William W., 1934-
Heidelberg [Germany] New York : Springer, c2013.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Introduction — The language of science — Geologic time — Putting numbers on geologic ages — Documenting past climate change — The nature of energy received from the sun : the analogies with water waves and sound — The nature of energy received from the sun : figuring out what light really is — Exploring the electromagnetic spectrum — The origins of climate science : the idea of energy balance — The climate system — What’s at the bottom of Alice’s rabbit hole — Energy from the sun : long-term variations — Solar variability and cosmic rays — Albedo — Air — HOH : the keystone of earth’s climate — The atmosphere — Oxygen and ozone : products and protectors of life — Water vapor : the major greenhouse gas — Carbon dioxide — Other greenhouse gases — The circulation of earth’s atmosphere and ocean — The biological interactions — Sea level — Global climate change : the (geologically) immediate past — Is there an analog for the future climate? — The instrumental temperature record — The future.

Subjects:

• Climatology.
• Climatic changes.
• Earth sciences.
• Geography.
• Geology.
• Life sciences.
• Climatic changes.
• Earth Sciences.
• Popular Science in Nature and Environment.
• Historical Geology.

Requested by Knutson, P