Is the temperature rising? : the uncertain science of global warming / S. George Philander.

  • Philander, S. George.
Date:
[1998], ©1998
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Description

In explaining why there is no consensus on whether global warming is real or a myth based on misleading data, Philander "guides the nonscientific reader through new ideas about the remarkable and intricate factors that determine the world's climate."--Jacket.

Publication/Creation

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1998], ©1998.

Physical description

xv, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents

Between the idea and the reality -- Is our planet fragile or robust? -- Light and air -- Why the peak of a mountain is cold -- Capricious clouds -- The climate tapestry -- Weather, the music of our sphere -- The ocean in motion -- El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation -- The paradox of the faint sun but warm earth -- Why summer is warmer than winter -- The ozone hole -- Global warming -- Appendixes.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-258) and index.

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ISBN

  • 0691057753
  • 9780691057750
  • 0691050341
  • 9780691050348