Climatic Changes Since 1700

• Main Author: Brönnimann, Stefan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: Advances in Global Change Research, 55
• Subjects: Environment.; Climatology.; Environment, general.

Earth’s climate is undergoing profound changes. Understanding and assessing these changes requires insight from the past. The period since 1700 is of particular relevance because Earth’s climate underwent a transition from the Little Ice Age climate to the era of anthropogenic global warming. Moreov...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Basis: Past Climate Observations and Methods
• 3. The Machinery: Mechanisms behind Climate Changes
• 4. Climate Changes since 1700
• 5. Conclusions
• References.