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The handbook of natural resources. Volume 6, Atmosphere and climate / edited by Yeqiao Wang

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Editor:
Wang, Yeqiao  Search this
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1 online resource
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Electronic resources
Electronic books
Date:
2020
Notes:
Dr. Yeqiao Wang is a professor at the Department of Natural Resources Science, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, University of Rhode Island. He earned an MS and a PhD in natural resources management & engineering from the University of Connecticut. From 1995 to 1999, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been on the faculty of the University of Rhode Island since 1999. In addition to his tenured position, he held an adjunct research associate position at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He has also served as a guest professor and an adjunct professor at universities in the U.S. and China. Among his awards and recognitions, Dr. Wang was awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by former U.S. President Clinton in 2000. His research projects have been funded by multiple agencies such as NASA, USDA, USDI, USAID, among others, which supported his scientific studies in various regions of the U.S., in East and West Africa, and in various regions in China. Besides peer-reviewed journal publications, Dr. Wang edited Remote Sensing of Coastal Environments and Remote Sensing of Protected Lands published by CRC Press in 2009 and 2010, respectively. He has also authored and edited over 10 scientific books in Chinese.
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Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- About The Handbook of Natural Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Aims and Scope -- Editor -- Contributors -- Section I: Atmosphere -- 1 Acid Rain and Nitrogen Deposition Introduction -- Sources and Distribution -- Human Health Effects -- Structural Impacts -- Ecosystem Impacts -- Reducing Acidic Deposition Effects -- References -- 2 Acid Rain and Precipitation Chemistry -- Introduction -- The Chemistry of Acid Rain -- Drop-Scale Transport Processes of Acid Rain
Environmental Factors Influencing the Acid Rain Formation and Impacts -- References -- 3 Air Pollutants: Elevated Carbon Dioxide -- Introduction -- Atmospheric Change: Concentrations and Trends -- Effects of O[sub(3)] and CO[sub(2)] Alone -- Interactive Effects of Air Pollutants and CO[sub(2)] -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Albedo -- Introduction -- Factors Affecting Albedo -- Measurement of Albedo -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 Arctic Oscillation -- Introduction -- AO and Atmospheric Circulation -- Global Effects of AO -- AO and Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode
AO and North Atlantic Oscillation -- AO and Arctic Warming -- Spatial Variation of AO -- References -- 6 Asian Monsoon -- Introduction -- Major Features of Asian Monsoon Climate and Its Two Sub-Systems: South Asian Monsoon and East Asian Monsoon -- Variability of Asian Monsoons -- Human-Monsoon Interaction -- Global Monsoon -- References -- Bibliography -- 7 Atmospheric Acid Deposition -- Introduction -- Major Emission Sources and Trends -- Trends in Acid Deposition -- Environmental Effects of Acid Deposition -- Conclusion: Acid Deposition Today and in the Future -- References
8 Atmospheric Circulation: General -- Introduction -- Overturning Circulation -- Poleward Energy Transport by the General Circulation -- Role of the Hydrological Cycle in the General Circulation -- Asymmetric Flow: Teleconnection Patterns, Monsoons -- Human Effects: CO[sub(2)] , Aerosols, Land Cover Change -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Circulation Patterns: Atmospheric and Oceanic -- Introduction -- Circulation Patterns of the Tropics -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Bibliography -- 10 Dew Point Temperature -- Introduction -- Definition and Concepts
Determination of Dew Point Temperature -- References -- 11 Estimating Arctic Sea-Ice Shortwave Albedo -- Introduction -- Arctic Sea-Ice Albedo Datasets -- Direct-Estimation Algorithm -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 12 Fronts -- Introduction -- Definition -- Formation -- Cross-Frontal Circulation -- Cyclones, Jet Streams, and Fronts -- Weather Associated with Fronts -- Other Fronts and Front-Like Phenomena -- Impacts of Fronts -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Land-Atmosphere Interactions -- Introduction -- Processes -- Natural Phenomena -- Manmade Activities -- Bibliography
Summary:
Authored by world-class scientists and scholars, The Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition, is an excellent reference for understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life. Based on the content of the bestselling and CHOICE-awarded Encyclopedia of Natural Resources, this new edition demonstrates the major challenges that the society is facing for the sustainability of all well-being on the planet Earth. The experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying natural resources are presented in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along the main systems of land, water, and air. It reviews state-of-the-art knowledge, highlights advances made in different areas, and provides guidance for the appropriate use of remote sensing and geospatial data with field-based measurements in the study of natural resources. Volume 6, Atmosphere and Climate, covers atmospheric pollution and the complexity of atmospheric systems and their interactions with human activity. As an excellent reference for fundamental information on air systems, the handbook includes coverage of acid rain and nitrogen deposition, air pollutants, elevated carbon dioxide, atmospheric circulation patterns, and climate change effects on polar regions and climatology. New in this edition are discussions on aerosols monitoring and mapping, greenhouse gases, the Greenland ice sheet, and mountainous regions. This book presents the key processes, methods, and models used in studying the impact of air pollution on ecosystems worldwide. Written in an easy-to-reference manner, The Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition, as individual volumes or as a complete set, is an essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the science and management of natural resources. Public and private libraries, educational and research institutions, scientists, scholars, and resource managers will benefit enormously from this set. Individual volumes and chapters can also be used in a wide variety of both graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental science and natural science at different levels and disciplines, such as biology, geography, earth system science, and ecology.
Topic:
Atmosphere  Search this
Climatology  Search this
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection  Search this
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General  Search this
TECHNOLOGY / Environmental Engineering & Technology  Search this
Call number:
QC861.3 .H36 2020 (Internet)
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