The Role of the Sun in Climate Change
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1997
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-509414-5 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-509414-5 (ISBN)
This book reviews the physics of the concept of solar forcing, or driving, of climate change in manageable terms, tracing its history from its beginnings in the early 1800s to a resurgence of interest in the idea in recent years. Emphasis is on solar variation as a driver for climate change; other mechanisms are treated briefly.
The luminosity of the sun governs the temperatures of the planets. Yet the solar forcing, or driving, of climate, primarily due to changes in solar radiation, has never been well documented. Recent satellite measurements have shown that solar radiation varies as a function of time and wavelength, a concept that has been hypothesized for the past two centuries and has recently become a major topic with all the attention paid to global warming. This book reviews the
physics of the concept of solar forcing, from its beginnings in the early 1800's and apparent success in the 1870's, to its near demise in the 1950's and recent resurgence. Since its emphasis is on
solar variations as a driver for climate change, with only a brief discussion of other mechanisms, the book will be of most interest to students in climate studies.
The luminosity of the sun governs the temperatures of the planets. Yet the solar forcing, or driving, of climate, primarily due to changes in solar radiation, has never been well documented. Recent satellite measurements have shown that solar radiation varies as a function of time and wavelength, a concept that has been hypothesized for the past two centuries and has recently become a major topic with all the attention paid to global warming. This book reviews the
physics of the concept of solar forcing, from its beginnings in the early 1800's and apparent success in the 1870's, to its near demise in the 1950's and recent resurgence. Since its emphasis is on
solar variations as a driver for climate change, with only a brief discussion of other mechanisms, the book will be of most interest to students in climate studies.
Douglas V. Hoyt was a Senior Scientist at the Hughes/STX Corporation. Kenneth H. Schatten is the Program Director for Solar Terrestrial Research at the National Science Foundation.
PART I: THE SUN
1: Observations of the Sun
2: Variations in Solar Brightness
PART II: THE CLIMATE
3: Climate Measurement and Modeling
4: Temperature
5: Rainfall
6: Storms
7: Biota
8: Cyclomania
PART III: THE LONGER TERM SUN/CLIMATE CONNECTION
9: Solar and Climate Changes
10: Alternative Climate-Change Theories
11: Gaia or Athena? The Early Faint-Sun Paradox
12: Final Thoughts
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.5.1997 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | frontispiece, halftones, numerous line drawings |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 233 x 152 mm |
| Gewicht | 420 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-509414-X / 019509414X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-509414-5 / 9780195094145 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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