Autor: David L.T. Anderson

Originally formed around a set of lectures presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI), this book has grown in scope and in aspiration to become organised and presented rather more as a textbo …

The ocean plays a central role in determining the climate of the earth. The oceanic circulation largely controls the temporal evolution of cli- mate changes resulting from human activities such as th …

On decadal time scales, climate change may result not only from man-made causes, but also from natural processes. This book brings together theoretical conceptions of the physical mechanisms of clima …