TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cornell,Sarah
AU  - Prentice,I.Colin
AU  - House,Joanna
AU  - Downy,Catherine
TI  - Understanding the earth system: global change science for application 
SN  - 9780511921155 (ebook)
AV  - QC981.7.D94 U53 2012
U1  - 551.6 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Dynamic climatology
KW  - Dynamic meteorology
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); 1; Earth system science and society: a focus on the anthroposphere; Sarah E. Cornell, Catherine J. Downy, Evan D.G. Fraser and Emily Boyd --; 2; Fundamentals of climate change science; I. Colin Prentice, Peter G. Baines, Marko Scholze and Martin J. Wooster --; 3; How has climate responded to natural perturbations?; Eric W. Wolff, Sandy P. Harrison, Reto Knutti, Maria Fernanda Sanchez-Goñi, Oliver Wild, Anne-Laure Daniau, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, I. Colin Prentice and Renato Spahni --; 4; The Earth system feedbacks that matter for contemporary climate; Pierre Friedlingstein, Angela V. Gallego-Sala, Eleanor M. Blyth, Fiona E. Hewer, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Allan Spessa, Parvadha Suntharalingam and Marko Scholze --; 5; Earth system models: a tool to understand changes in the Earth system; Marko Scholze, J. Icarus Allen, Wiliam J. Collins, Sarah E. Cornell, Chris Huntingford, Manoj M. Joshi, Jason A. Lowe, Robin S. Smith and Oliver Wild --; 6; Climate change impacts and adaptation: an Earth system view; Richard A. Betts, Nigel W. Arnell, Penelope M. Boorman, Sarah E. Cornell, Joanna I. House, Neil R. Kaye, Douglas J. McNeall, Michael G. Sanderson and Andrew J. Wiltshire --; 7; The role of the land biosphere in climate change mitigation; Joanna I. House, Jessica Bellarby, Hannes Böttcher, Matthew Brander, Nicole Kalas, Pete Smith, Richard Tipper and Jeremy Woods --; 8; Society's responses and knowledge gaps; Sarah E. Cornell and I. Colin Prentice
N2  - Explaining the what, the how and the why of climate science, this multidisciplinary new book provides a review of research from the last decade, illustrated with cutting-edge data and observations. A key focus is the development of analysis tools that can be used to demonstrate options for mitigating and adapting to increasing climate risks. Emphasis is given to the importance of Earth system feedback mechanisms and the role of the biosphere. The book explains advances in modelling, process understanding and observations, and the development of consistent and coherent studies of past, present and 'possible' climates. This highly illustrated, data-rich book is written by leading scientists involved in QUEST, a major UK-led research programme. It forms a concise and up-to-date reference for academic researchers or students in the fields of climatology, Earth system science and ecology, and also a vital resource for professionals and policymakers working on any aspect of global change
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921155
ER  -