30-Second Climate

Foreword Introduction by Joanna HaighChapter 1 Earth's Climate System Glossary 1 Climate components 2 Global circulation of the atmosphere 3 Global circulation of the oceans 4 Climate types (classification) PROFILE Wladimir Koppen 5 Air masses & fronts 6 Climate patternsChapter 2 Heating & Cooling Glossary 7 Earth radiation balance 8 Solar radiation PROFILE John Tyndall 9 Heat radiation & greenhouse effect 10 Effect of clouds & particles 11 Heating rates & temperatures 12 Temperature cycles - diurnal/seasonalChapter 3 Water Glossary 13 Hydrological cycle 14 Water vapour/humidity 15 Clouds & storms 16 Precipitation PROFILE Stepan Makarov 17 Deserts 18 Sea Ice 19 Glaciers & Ice sheetsChapter 4 Life & Biogeochemical Cycles Glossary 20 Biosphere 21 Ecosystems 22 Forests 23 Microclimates 24 Urban climate PROFILE Charles David Keeling 25 Carbon budgetChapter 5 Observations & Modelling Glossary 26 Weather stations 27 Satellites 28 Balloons, aircraft & rockets 29 Climate models PROFILE Syukuro Manabe 30 Data collation 31 Data curation Chapter 6 Changing Climate Glossary 32 Paleoclimate 33 Solar effects 34 Volcanic effects 35 Global warming (greenhouse gases) PROFILE Guy Stewart Callendar 36 Climate forcing factors & radiative forcing 37 Climate sensitivity 38 Extreme events 39 Sea level 40 Ocean acidity 41 Impact on natural systems 42 Impact on human systems Chapter 7 Mitigation Glossary 43 Climate predictions 44 Towards zero carbon (mitigation overview) 45 Energy generation 46 Nuclear energy 47 Transmission & storage of energy 48 Consumption (food, energy) PROFILE IPCC 49 Geoengineering 50 International collaborationResources Notes on Contributors Index Acknowledgements