Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth, Third Edition, brings together top global researchers across many disciplines to provide a comprehensive review on the complex issue of climate change and weather patterns. The third edition continues its tradition of focusing on the science and evidence on this highly politicized topic. Every chapter is updated, with this new edition featuring new chapters on topics such as glacier melt, the impacts of rising temperatures, extreme weather, modeling techniques, biodiversity, and more. This book is essential for researchers, environmental managers, engineers, and those whose work is impacted by, or tied to, climate change and global warming.
1. Climate Change - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. x 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface to Third Edition - p. xv 8. 1 Global warming—a complex situation - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 Greenhouse gases and the emerging climate emergency - p. 19 10. 3 Climate change through Earth history - p. 49 11. Chapter 4 Numerical modeling of the global climate and carbon cycle system - p. 67 12. Chapter 5 Global surface temperatures - p. 95 13. Chapter 6 Arctic sea ice - p. 111 14. Chapter 7 Antarctic sea ice changes and their implications - p. 123 15. Chapter 8 Land ice - p. 141 16. Chapter 9 Glaciers and climate change - p. 157 17. Chapter 10 Poleward expansion of the atmospheric circulation - p. 177 18. Chapter 11 Rising sea levels as an indicator of global change - p. 205 19. Chapter 12 Ocean current changes - p. 219 20. Chapter 13 Ocean acidification and climate change - p. 251 21. Chapter 14 Permafrost and climate change - p. 281 22. Chapter 15 The jet stream and climate change - p. 327 23. Chapter 16 Extreme weather and climate change - p. 359 24. Chapter 17 Bird ecology - p. 373 25. Chapter 18 Insect communities - p. 389 26. Chapter 19 Sea life (pelagic ecosystems) - p. 409 27. Chapter 20 Changes in coral reef ecosystems as an indication of climate and global change - p. 427 28. Chapter 21 Marine biodiversity and climate change - p. 445 29. Chapter 22 Intertidal indicators of climate and global change - p. 465 30. Chapter 23 Lichens as an indicator of climate and global change - p. 483 31. Chapter 24 Plant pathogens as indicators of climate change - p. 499 32. Chapter 25 Invasive plants and climate change - p. 515 33. Chapter 26 Biological diversity and climate change - p. 541 34. Chapter 27 The role of forests in the carbon cycle and in climate change - p. 561 35. Chapter 28 The variation of the Earth's movements (orbital, tilt, and precession) and climate change - p. 583 36. Chapter 29 The role of volcanic activity in climate and global changes - p. 607 37. Chapter 30 Atmospheric aerosols and their role in climate change - p. 645 38. Chapter 31 Climate change and agriculture - p. 661 39. Chapter 32 Changes in the Sun's radiation - p. 687 40. Chapter 33 Space weather and cosmic ray effects - p. 711 41. Chapter 34 Engineering aspects of climate change - p. 771 42. Chapter 35 Societal adaptation to climate change - p. 799 43. Index - p. 817
Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth, Third Edition, brings together top global researchers across many disciplines to provide a comprehensive review on the complex issue of climate change and weather patterns. The third edition continues its tradition of focusing on the science and evidence on this highly politicized topic. Every chapter is updated, with this new edition featuring new chapters on topics such as glacier melt, the impacts of rising temperatures, extreme weather, modeling techniques, biodiversity, and more. This book is essential for researchers, environmental managers, engineers, and those whose work is impacted by, or tied to, climate change and global warming.
1. Climate Change - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. x 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface to Third Edition - p. xv 8. 1 Global warming—a complex situation - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 Greenhouse gases and the emerging climate emergency - p. 19 10. 3 Climate change through Earth history - p. 49 11. Chapter 4 Numerical modeling of the global climate and carbon cycle system - p. 67 12. Chapter 5 Global surface temperatures - p. 95 13. Chapter 6 Arctic sea ice - p. 111 14. Chapter 7 Antarctic sea ice changes and their implications - p. 123 15. Chapter 8 Land ice - p. 141 16. Chapter 9 Glaciers and climate change - p. 157 17. Chapter 10 Poleward expansion of the atmospheric circulation - p. 177 18. Chapter 11 Rising sea levels as an indicator of global change - p. 205 19. Chapter 12 Ocean current changes - p. 219 20. Chapter 13 Ocean acidification and climate change - p. 251 21. Chapter 14 Permafrost and climate change - p. 281 22. Chapter 15 The jet stream and climate change - p. 327 23. Chapter 16 Extreme weather and climate change - p. 359 24. Chapter 17 Bird ecology - p. 373 25. Chapter 18 Insect communities - p. 389 26. Chapter 19 Sea life (pelagic ecosystems) - p. 409 27. Chapter 20 Changes in coral reef ecosystems as an indication of climate and global change - p. 427 28. Chapter 21 Marine biodiversity and climate change - p. 445 29. Chapter 22 Intertidal indicators of climate and global change - p. 465 30. Chapter 23 Lichens as an indicator of climate and global change - p. 483 31. Chapter 24 Plant pathogens as indicators of climate change - p. 499 32. Chapter 25 Invasive plants and climate change - p. 515 33. Chapter 26 Biological diversity and climate change - p. 541 34. Chapter 27 The role of forests in the carbon cycle and in climate change - p. 561 35. Chapter 28 The variation of the Earth's movements (orbital, tilt, and precession) and climate change - p. 583 36. Chapter 29 The role of volcanic activity in climate and global changes - p. 607 37. Chapter 30 Atmospheric aerosols and their role in climate change - p. 645 38. Chapter 31 Climate change and agriculture - p. 661 39. Chapter 32 Changes in the Sun's radiation - p. 687 40. Chapter 33 Space weather and cosmic ray effects - p. 711 41. Chapter 34 Engineering aspects of climate change - p. 771 42. Chapter 35 Societal adaptation to climate change - p. 799 43. Index - p. 817
