Climate: A Very Short Introduction

by Mark Maslin

Book Overview

In this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate, Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system, exploring and explaining the different components that control climate on Earth. He considers the processes that allow energy to reach the Earth and how it is redistributed around the planet by the ocean-atmosphere system; the relationship and differences between climate and the weather; how climate has affected life on Earth and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199641137
• ISBN13: 9780199641130
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.0" x 6.5"