Climatic Change and Variability: A Southern Perspective.by Pittock New<|

Climatic Change and VariabilityA Southern Perspective\nAuthor(s): A. B. Pittock, L. A. Frakes, D. Jenssen, J. A. Peterson, J. W. Zillman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521172264, 978-0521172264\nSynopsis\nThis book was first published in 1978. It responds to a rapid growth of scientific and popular interest in questions of climatic change, variability and stability. The many distinguished contributors have combined to present a broad and authoritative interdisciplinary approach to the study of climatic change and its impact on mankind. There is a particular reference to data from the southern hemisphere. The topics discussed include a description of the physical basis of climate; the long- and short-term climatic record; models and mechanisms of climatic change; climate forecasting; and the economic, social and political implications of climatic change. While the book was intended as a unive.