ISBN:
9781000816730
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (257 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
551.6994
Keywords:
Climatic changes-Australia
;
Climate change mitigation-Australia
;
Human beings-Effect of climate on-Australia
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Author -- List of Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Science of Climate Change -- Introduction -- Fundamentals of the Greenhouse Effect -- Radiation balance -- Understanding greenhouse gases and their sources and sinks -- Drivers of Climate Variability and Change -- Orbital forcing (Milankovitch cycles) -- Solar forcing -- Volcanic forcing -- Internal forcing -- Anthropogenic forcing -- Past Climates -- Paleo-reference periods -- Past 800 ka -- Past 2 ka -- Changes in the Modern Era -- Dealing with certainty and uncertainty -- Past 140 years -- Greenhouse Gases -- Global Mean Surface Temperature -- Precipitation -- Cryosphere Changes -- Oceanic Changes -- Sea-Level Changes -- Hot and Cold Extreme Events -- Poleward and Upward Shifts in Climate Zones and the Terrestrial Biosphere -- Changes in Tropical Cyclones -- Compound Extreme Events -- Future Changes in Climate -- Climate models -- Shared socio-economic pathways -- Projections of future climates -- Global Mean Surface Air Temperature -- Carbon Cycle Changes -- Precipitation and Water Cycle Changes -- Oceanic Changes -- Sea-Level Changes -- Hot and Cold Extreme Events -- Cryosphere Changes -- Changes in Tropical and Extra-Tropical Cyclones -- Compound Extreme Events -- 3 The Climate of Australia: Past, Present and Future -- Introduction -- Past Climates -- Present Climates -- Climate drivers -- Pacific Decadal Oscillation -- El Niño Southern Oscillation -- Indian Ocean Dipole -- Southern Annular Mode -- Madden-Julian Oscillation -- Climate types -- Historical Changes in Climate -- Changes in key regional climate indicators -- Temperature Averages and Extremes -- Precipitation and Hydrology -- Fire Weather -- Oceanic Conditions -- Sea Level -- Tropical Cyclones -- Compound Extreme Events.
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