Climate and the Oceans

Posted on 04 February 2018 by Geoffrey K. Vallis

The 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 Climate and the Oceans 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 Climate and the Oceans 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.The best primer on the oceans and climateSuccinct and self containedAccessible to students and nonspecialistsServes as a bridge to advanced material Best Read [ Climate and the Oceans ] Author [ Geoffrey K. Vallis ] – kino-fada.fr Climate and the Oceans paints a remarkable holistic picture, and it is successful because Vallis manages to keep the discussion very clear and yet to express the beautiful complexity of ocean dynamics It is a well written and enjoyable science read.This book provides a great introduction to oceanography Little prior knowledge is required to be able to understand this book Reader can decide whether he she wants to dig into the mathematical background, provided in appendices at the end of each chapter.Excellent primer This is how introductory texts should be written.

English
04 February 2018

Geoffrey K. Vallis