Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists
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Author(s): C. N. Hewitt and A. V. Jackson (Eds)
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781405156905
Format: softback
300pp
Price: £37.50
Review Date: 26 February 2009
Review: There is a need to face up to the reality of global warming and other side effects of global atmospheric change, from changes in precipitation and storm frequency to changing air quality to the spread of vector-borne disease and the security of water and food supplies. This book has brought together educators in the field of environmental science to provide detailed information for students on the behaviour of the atmosphere as well as predictions of behaviour. There are chapters on: The climate of the earth; Chemical evolution of the atmosphere; Atmospheric energy and the structure of the atmosphere; Biochemical cycles; Tropospheric chemistry and air pollution; Cloud formation and chemistry; particulate matter in the atmosphere; Stratospheric chemistry and ozone depletion; Boundary layer meteorology and atmospheric dispersion; Urban air pollution; and Global warming and climate change science.