Climatic Changes

About The Product Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series . At the beginning of the 1960s the opinion was voiced that noticeable, world-wide changes could take place in the climate in the very near future, due to increased industrialization and energy production. Since such changes would have a significant bearing on all fields of human endeavor, the task of utilizing this forecast in economic planning became urgent. Shortly afterwards, research on anthropogenic climatic variations commenced in several countries and the results were regularly discussed at national and international scientific meetings. These studies confirmed the pressing need for developing methods to predict future climatic variations caused by man's economic activity. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–30): Chapter 2 The Genesis of Climate (pages 31–71): Chapter 3 Contemporary Climatic Changes (pages 72–97): Chapter 4 Climates of the Past (pages 98–111): Chapter 5 Climate and the Evolution of Living Organisms (pages 132–170): Chapter 6 Man's Influence on Climate (pages 171–196): Chapter 7 The Climate of the Future (pages 197–245): About The ProductPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the __Special Publications Series__. At the beginning of the 1960s the opinion was voiced that noticeable, world-wide changes could take place in the climate in the very near future, due to increased industrialization and energy production. Since such changes would have a significant bearing on all fields of human endeavor, the task of utilizing this forecast in economic planning became urgent. Shortly afterwards, research on anthropogenic climatic variations commenced in several countries and the results were regularly discussed at national and international scientific meetings. These studies confirmed the pressing need for developing methods to predict future climatic variations caused by man's economic activity. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–30): Chapter 2 The Genesis of Climate (pages 31–71): Chapter 3 Contemporary Climatic Changes (pages 72–97): Chapter 4 Climates of the Past (pages 98–111): Chapter 5 Climate and the Evolution of Living Organisms (pages 132–170): Chapter 6 Man's Influence on Climate (pages 171–196): Chapter 7 The Climate of the Future (pages 197–245): CLIMATE CHANGES......Page 2 COPY RIGHT......Page 3 Foreword......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 1.1 The Purpose of This Book......Page 7 1.2 Sources of Information on the Climate......Page 8 1.3 Climates of Various Epochs......Page 14 1.4 Factors of Climatic Changes......Page 23 2.1 The Energy Balance of the Earth......Page 37 2.2 Semiempirical Theory of Climate......Page 50 3.1 The Warming During the First Half of the Twentieth Century......Page 78 3.2 Causes of Climate Warming......Page 86 4.1 The Quaternary Period......Page 104 4.2 Pre-Quaternary Variations......Page 117 5.1 Ecological Systems......Page 138 5.2 Climatic Factors in Evolution......Page 149 5.3 Climatic Factors in Human Evolution......Page 167 6.1 Changes in Local Climate......Page 177 6.2 Changes in the Global Climate......Page 190 7.1 The Outlook for Climatic Changes......Page 203 7.2 The Possible Ecological Crisis......Page 225 7.3 Climate Modification......Page 242 Conclusion......Page 254 Summary......Page 256 Bibliography......Page 258 M. I. Budyko ; [translation Board, Helmut E. Landsberg, Chairman ... Et Al.]. Translation Of Izmenenii︠a︡ Klimata. Bibliography: P. 248-261.