Overview
- Summarizes the latest knowledge on the role of solar activity on climate
- Supports comprehensively lectures in climatology, environmental studies and geography
- Discusses the link between the solar cycle and meteorological parameters
Part of the book series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences (SPRINGERATMO)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Climatology, General Circulation, Climate Variability and Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling
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Atmosphere-Ocean Coupling and Solar Variability
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Other Major Influences on Climate
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About this book
This book promotes a better understanding of the role of the sun on natural climate variability. It is a comprehensive reference book that appeals to an academic audience at the graduate, post-graduate and PhD level and can be used for lectures in climatology, environmental studies and geography.
This work is the collection of lecture notes as well as synthesized analyses of published papers on the described subjects. It comprises 18 chapters and is divided into three parts: Part I discusses general circulation, climate variability, stratosphere-troposphere coupling and various teleconnections. Part II mainly explores the area of different solar influences on climate. It also discusses various oceanic features and describes ocean-atmosphere coupling. But, without prior knowledge of other important influences on the earth’s climate, the understanding of the actual role of the sun remains incomplete. Hence, Part III covers burning issues such as greenhouse gas warming, volcanic influences, ozone depletion in the stratosphere, Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, etc. At the end of the book, there are few questions and exercises for students. This book is based on the lecture series that was delivered at the University of Oulu, Finland as part of M.Sc./ PhD module.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr Indrani Roy is a climate scientist and undertook her PhD at Imperial College, London, within the Space and Atmospheric Research Group. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked in various research organisations including Imperial College and the University of Exeter, and has also previously worked for the Indian Meteorological Department. She is a Fellow of Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS), Fellow of Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS) and Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA). She is a reviewer for numerous international journals including Nature Geoscience, Nature Scientific Report, Frontiers, Tellus and Climate Dynamics among others.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Climate Variability and Sunspot Activity
Book Subtitle: Analysis of the Solar Influence on Climate
Authors: Indrani Roy
Series Title: Springer Atmospheric Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77107-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77106-9Published: 12 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08372-4Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77107-6Published: 25 June 2018
Series ISSN: 2194-5217
Series E-ISSN: 2194-5225
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 218
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 116 illustrations in colour
Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Climatology, Climate Change