Jet Stream: A Journey Through Our Changing Climate Tim Woollings Oxford University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Science Geology And Agriculture

A Number Of Extreme Weather Events Have Struck The Northern Hemisphere In Recent Years From Scorching Heatwaves To Desperately Cold Winters And Floods Storms Droughts Wildfires These Fuelled Intense Discussions Scientific Conferences Government Agencies Cafes On Street Corners Around World Why Are Happening? Is This Emerging Signal Climate Change Should We Expect More This? Media Reports Vary Widely But One Mysterious Agent Has Risen Prominence Many Cases: Jet Stream Story Begins Windswept Beach Barbados Where Follow Ascent Balloon That Will Travel Along All Viewpoint Observe Effect Influencing Human Life Witness Startling Changes What How Well Do Understand It? Does It Affect Our Changing? Main Questions Tackled Book Learn About View Wind Developed Aristotle\ S Early Theories Up Today\ Understanding See Intimately Connected With Dramatic Contrasts Between Zones Played Key Historical Role Determining Patterns Trade Basic Physics Underlying Knowledge Incorporated Into Computer Models Which Predict Both Tomorrow\ Future Decades Finally Discuss Expected Introduce Vital Debate Over Whether Contributed Σελίδες: 240 Διαστάσεις: 14 6X14 6Cm