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Earth's Climate: Past and Future
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Product Description
The second edition summarises the major lessons to be learned from 550 million years of climate changes, as a way of evaluating the climatological impact on and by humans in this century. The book also looks ahead to possible effects during the next several centuries of fossil fuel use.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #147705 in Books
- Published on: 2007-12-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 388 pages
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About the Author
WILLIAM F. RUDDIMAN retired from the University of Virginia at an early age and has since devoted his time to research, writing, and lecturing. He has written trade books and numerous journal articles. While at Virginia, he taught an introductory climate course on a regular basis, therefore much of the work in the book reflects lessons learned through his own experiences.
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Earth's Climate: A Rave Review!
In Earth's Climate, William Ruddiman has described in detail a very wide range of factors that have influenced climate changes over a range of scales in geological history, and which will continue to have an effect on global climates into the future. The book is excellently presented, and is one of the most comprehensive on these topics I have seen. Many of the images from the text, along with other resources, are available on a CD-ROM that accompanies the book, and also on a website for fno charge. The author highlights a number of further references for each topic, generally articles and books which are seminal to the field. He also uses boxes highlighting key terms, interactions with other book sections and review questions, all of which combine to give the reader a thorought understanding of the main issues, and the opportunity to research further any points of major interest. The book would be to use to university members from undergraduate to post-doctoral level and beyond, and is both an excellent teaching and learning aid. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone in the very broad field of climate dynamics.
