Climates of the British Isles : present, past and future /
Climates of the British Isles commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the internationally acclaimed Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. Written by present and recent members of the Unit, the sixteen chapters of this book distil much of the work and expertise...
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1997
London ; New York : 1997 |
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1 Introducing Climate Change / Mike Hulme and Elaine Barrow
- Ch. 2. Explaining the Climate of the British Isles / Trevor Davies, P. Mick Kelly and Tim Osborn
- Ch. 3. Describing the Surface Climate of the British Isles / Elaine Barrow and Mike Hulme
- Ch. 4. The Climates of Past Ages / Brian Funnell
- Ch. 5. Reconstructing Late-Glacial and Holocene Climates / Keith Briffa and Tim Atkinson
- Ch. 6. Documenting the Medieval Climate / Astrid Ogilvie and Graham Farmer
- Ch. 7. Observing and Measuring the Weather: A Brief History / John Kington
- Ch. 8. Classifying the Winds and Weather / P. Mick Kelly, Phil Jones and Keith Briffa
- Ch. 9. The Changing Temperature of 'Central England' / Phil Jones and Mike Hulme
- Ch. 10. Precipitation Variability and Drought / Phil Jones, Declan Conway and Keith Briffa
- Ch. 11. Wind: Resource and Hazard / Jean Palutikof, Tom Holt and Andrew Skellern
- Ch. 12. The Air that We Breathe: Smogs, Smoke and Health / Peter Brimblecombe and Graham Bentham
- Ch. 13. 'Phew! What a Scorcher: Weather Records and Extremes / Michael Dukes and Philip Eden
- Ch. 14. Forecasting the British Isles Weather / Clive Pierce, Michael Dukes and Graham Parker
- Ch. 15. Global Warming and the British Isles / Sarah Raper, David Viner and Mike Hulme [et al.]
- Ch. 16. Climate Beyond the Twenty-First Century / Clare Goodess and Jean Palutikof
- A. Climate Maps of the British Isles
- B. The Lamb Catalogue, 1972-95
- C. The Daily Central England Temperature, 1961-95
- D. Listings of Climate Datasets.
- Ch. 1 Introducing Climate Change / Mike Hulme and Elaine Barrow
- Ch. 2. Explaining the Climate of the British Isles / Trevor Davies, P. Mick Kelly and Tim Osborn
- Ch. 3. Describing the Surface Climate of the British Isles / Elaine Barrow and Mike Hulme
- Ch. 4. The Climates of Past Ages / Brian Funnell
- Ch. 5. Reconstructing Late-Glacial and Holocene Climates / Keith Briffa and Tim Atkinson
- Ch. 6. Documenting the Medieval Climate / Astrid Ogilvie and Graham Farmer
- Ch. 7. Observing and Measuring the Weather: A Brief History / John Kington
- Ch. 8. Classifying the Winds and Weather / P. Mick Kelly, Phil Jones and Keith Briffa
- Ch. 9. The Changing Temperature of 'Central England' / Phil Jones and Mike Hulme.