The Future of Atmospheric Chemistry Research: Remembering Yesterday, Understanding Today, Anticipating Tomorrow

by Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering

Our world is changing at an accelerating rate. The global human population has grown from 6.1 billion to 7.1 billion in the last 15 years and is projected to reach 11.2 billion by the end of the century. The distribution of humans across the globe has also shifted, with more than 50 percent of the global population now living in urban areas, compared to 29 percent in 1950. Along with these trends, increasing energy demands, expanding industrial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309445655
• ISBN13: 9780309445658
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"