{"product_id":"climate-and-the-oceans-9780691150284","title":"Climate and the Oceans","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. \u003ci\u003eClimate and the Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the world's climate system and ocean circulation and goes on to explain the important ways that the oceans influence climate. Topics covered include the oceans' effects on the seasons, heat transport between equator and pole, climate variability, and global warming. The book also features a glossary of terms, suggestions for further reading, and easy-to-follow mathematical treatments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimate and the Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e is the first place to turn to get the essential facts about this crucial aspect of the Earth's climate system. Ideal for students and nonspecialists alike, this primer offers the most concise and up-to-date overview of the subject available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe best primer on the oceans and climate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuccinct and self-contained\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccessible to students and nonspecialists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServes as a bridge to more advanced material\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey K. Vallis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691150284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey K. Vallis\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and senior scientist in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University. He is the author of the standard graduate text \u003ci\u003eAtmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40747477500019,"sku":"9.78069E+12","price":51.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9042d9a6-75cb-4fd4-b0f0-95e59dfd0ebe.jpg?v=1678201103","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/climate-and-the-oceans-9780691150284","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}