Energy, Environment, and Climate

Name: Energy, Environment, and Climate
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ISBN: 9780393927634

ISBN-10: 0393927636

ISBN-13: 9780393927634

Edition: 2008

Authors: Richard Wolfson

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In this accessible study of energy use and global climate change, award-winning physicist Richard Wolfson outlines basic science concepts as well as specific, contemporary applications in energy production and its environmental consequences. The book emphasizes science and technology, but societal and economic issues are also covered. Included are 150 photographs and illustrations.

Book details

List price: $67.50
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/19/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 532
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface


A Changing Planet


High-Energy Society


Energy: A Closer Look


Energy and Heat


Fossil Fuel Energy


Environmental Impacts of Fossil Fuels


Nuclear Energy


Energy from Earth and Moon


Direct from the Sun: Solar Energy


Indirect from the Sun: Water, Wind, Biomass


Hydrogen Futures?


Keeping Warm: The Science of Climate


Forcing the Climate


Is Earth Warming?


Future Climates


Energy and Climate: Breaking the Link


Appendix


Glossary


Suggested Readings


Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises


Credits and Data Sources


Index