01933nam a2200265 i 4500008004100000020001500041020001800056040000800074050002200082100002400104245004800128260004900176300001100225490003300236505040000269505001700669518001500686520078700701650002101488650003301509650002701542650002201569650001001591856006601601170817s2011            ob    000 0 eng d  a0691144672  a9780691150284  aSDU00aGC57bV189 C 20111 aVallis, Geoffrey K.10aClimate and the oceanscGeoffrey K. Vallis.  a[S.l.] :bPrinceton University Press,c2011.  a243 p.1 aPrinceton Primers in Climate0 aClimate and the oceans (Princeton primers in climate) -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Basics of Climate -- 2. The Oceans: A Descriptive Overview -- 3. A Brief Introduction to Dynamics -- 4. The Ocean Circulation -- 5. The Ocean's Overall Role in Climate -- 6. Climate Variability from Weeks to Years -- 7. Global Warming and the Ocean -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Glossary -- References -- Index.0 aHKBU library  aYT2025 M103 a  The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the world's climate system and ocean circulation and goes on to explain the important ways that the oceans influence climate. Topics covered include the oceans' effects on the seasons, heat transport between equator and pole, climate variability, and global warming. The book also features a glossary of terms, suggestions for further reading, and easy-to-follow mathematical treatments. 0aClimatic changes 0aOcean-atmosphere interaction 0aOceanography--Research 0aOcean circulation 0aOcean40uhttp://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/PUPB0001331.html