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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.
"For those interested in the climate of the British Isles, be it over the geologic past or recent history or the coming future, this could be a book of interest."
-"Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
| List of Plates | |
| List of Figures | |
| List of Tables | |
| List of Contributors | |
| Preface | |
| Foreword | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Introducing Climate Change | p. 1 |
| Explaining the Climate of the British Isles | p. 11 |
| Describing the Surface Climate of the British Isles | p. 33 |
| The Climates of Past Ages | p. 65 |
| Reconstructing Late-Glacial and Holocene Climates | p. 84 |
| Documenting the Medieval Climate | p. 112 |
| Observing and Measuring the Weather: A Brief History | p. 137 |
| Classifying the Winds and Weather | p. 153 |
| The Changing Temperature of 'Central England' | p. 173 |
| Precipitation Variability and Drought | p. 197 |
| Wind: Resource and Hazard | p. 220 |
| The Air that We Breathe: Smogs, Smoke and Health | p. 243 |
| 'Phew! What a Scorcher: Weather Records and Extremes | p. 262 |
| Forecasting the British Isles Weather | p. 299 |
| Global Warming and the British Isles | p. 326 |
| Climate Beyond the Twenty-First Century | p. 340 |
| Appendices | p. 359 |
| Climate Maps of the British Isles | p. 360 |
| The Lamb Catalogue, 1972-95 | p. 365 |
| The Daily Central England Temperature, 1961-95 | p. 390 |
| Listings of Climate Datasets | p. 403 |
| Glossary | p. 418 |
| Name Index | p. 427 |
| Index of place names | p. 430 |
| General index | p. 434 |
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ISBN: 9780415130165
ISBN-10: 0415130166
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 500
Published: 8th May 1997
Dimensions (cm): 24.6 x 18.9
x 3.6
Weight (kg): 1.36
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