Dictionary Of Global Climate Change: Compiled Under The Auspices Of The Stockholm Environment Institute - Couverture rigide

Maunder, W John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1857280237 ISBN 13 : 9781857280234

Editeur : Routledge, 1992

Synopsis

Designed as an essential reference source for anyone concerned with global climate change, this authoritative and comprehensive work covers not only scientific terms and concepts but also the multitude of abbreviations and acronyms that litter the burgeoning literature - both specialist and journalistic - on one of today's most important environmental issues. From "acid rain" to "zooplankton" from "ACCAD" to "WWW" the dictionary includes clear explanations of technical terms, spells out abbreviations and acronyms, explains the origins and roles of the many organizations and projects involved in monitoring changing climate and our responses to it, and incorporates the ecological and biotic dimensions of the subject. Written to be accessible to the non-specialist, the dictionary will be useful to a wide readership. Scientists and students will find it valuable in connection with research and course work in environmental science, ecology, geography and Earth science; policy-makers, government officials and politicians may turn to it for clear explanations of all the specialist terms they encounter in the course of their work; and journalists and the concerned general reader need look no further for reliable information and informed perpsective on environmental matters of profound importance to us all. "Dr John Maunder is a former Assistant Director of the New Zealand Meteorological Service. He is currently Senior Adviser (Climate, Economics, and Planning) in the Canadian Climate Centre. He has held appointments in the World Meteorological Organization, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the Stockholm Environment Institute, as well as at universities in New Zealand, Canada and the United States. He is currently President of the Commission for Climatology of the World Meteorological Organization and Chair of the WMO Advisory Committee on Climate Applications and Data.". This book is intended for widespread reference market, both specialist and general. An essential purchase for any library.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Not just a dictionary of technical terms, this contribution to the Second World Climate Conference describes and explains the many national and international organizations and their associated acronyms and abbreviations concerned with climate change.; In paperback for the first time, this is a reference source for anyone concerned with global climate change. It covers not only scientific terms and concepts but also the multitude of abbreviations and acronyms that litter the burgeoning literature - both specialist and journalistic - on one of today's most important environmental issues. From "acid rain" to "zooplankton", from "ACCAD" to "WWW", the dictionary includes clear explanations of technical terms, spells out abbreviations and acronyms, explains the origins and roles of the many organizations and projects involved in monitoring changing climate and our responses to it, and incorporates the ecological And Biotic Dimensions Of The Subject.; Written To Be Accessible To The non-specialist, the dictionary should be useful to a wide readership. Scientists and students should find it valuable in connection with research and course work in environmental science, ecology, geography, and Earth science; policy-makers, government officials and politicians can turn to it for clear explanations of all the specialist terms they encounter in the course of their work; and journalists and the concerned general reader need look no further for reliable information and informed perspective on environmental matters of profound importance to us all. The book is intended for widespread reference market, both specialist and general.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1857280237
• ISBN 13: 9781857280234
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 257
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible