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Global Warming and the Future of the Earth
Robert G. Watts
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Übersicht
Verlag | : | Springer International Publishing |
Buchreihe | : | Synthesis Lectures on Energy and the Environment: Technology, Science, and Society |
Sprache | : | Englisch |
Erschienen | : | 31. 12. 2007 |
Seiten | : | 113 |
Einband | : | Kartoniert |
Höhe | : | 235 mm |
Breite | : | 191 mm |
Gewicht | : | 243 g |
ISBN | : | 9783031794162 |
Sprache | : | Englisch |
Illustrationen | : | VI, 113 p. |
Autorinformation
Robert G. Watts is the Cornelia and Arthur Jung Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at Tulane University. He received his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Tulane (1959), a master of science degree in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1960), and a doctor of philosophy degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University (1965). He spent a year at Harvard University studying atmospheric and ocean science. He has worked at the Institute for Energy Analysis in Oak Ridge, TN, and at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria. His research has concentrated on energy systems and climatology for more than 40 years. He has edited two books on energy and global warming, Innovative Energy Strategies for CO2 Stabilization (Cambridge University Press) and Engineering Response to Global Climate Change (Lewis Publishers), and is the author of Keep Your Eye on the Ball: The Science and Folklore of Baseball (Freeman Publishing Company) and Essentials of Applied Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers (Morgan and Claypool Publishers).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: Weather and Climate (and a Little History).- Are the Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere Increasing?.- The Greenhouse Effect and the Evidence of Global Warming.- The Skeptics: Are Their Doubts Scientifically Valid.- Impacts: The "So What" Question.- The Bottom Line.