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List of contributors | |
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Preface | |
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List of abbreviations | |
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Introduction | |
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The climate system | |
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Patterns, processes, and teleconnections | |
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Essay: Problem climates or problem societies? (Glantz) | |
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Examples of general climate websites | |
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References | |
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Oscillations and teleconnections | |
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History and definitions | |
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The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) | |
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The North Pacific Oscillation (NPO)/Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) | |
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The Pacific North American Oscillation (PNA) | |
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The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) | |
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The Quasi-biennial Oscillation (QBO) | |
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The Arctic Oscillation (AO) and the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO) | |
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Essay: ENSO and related teleconnections (Allan) | |
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Examples of oscillations and teleconnections websites | |
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References | |
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Tropical climates | |
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Introduction | |
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The climate controls | |
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Essay: The Quasi-biennial Oscillation and tropical climate variations (Cerveny) | |
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Human activities and problem climates in the tropics | |
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Essay: Remote sensing of Amazonia deforestation and vegetation regrowth: inputs to climate change research (Mausel, Lu and Dias) | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Examples of tropical climates websites | |
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References | |
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Middle-latitude climates | |
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Introduction | |
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Data availability | |
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Essay: Reanalysis (Giles) | |
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Using reanalysis | |
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The Northern Hemisphere | |
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Mid-latitude circulation and teleconnections in the Southern Hemisphere | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Examples of mid-latitude websites | |
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References | |
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Climate of the polar realms | |
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Introduction (Wendler) | |
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Essay: Antarctic climate (Wendler) | |
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Upper air circulation and wind | |
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Surface pressure variations | |
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Cyclogenesis and cyclonicity | |
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Antarctic climate and ENSO | |
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Polar night jet and stratospheric ozone depletion | |
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Essay: Arctic Climate (Wendler) | |
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Arctic general circulation | |
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Surface pressure and wind | |
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Extra-tropical cyclones | |
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Polar night jet and stratospheric ozone depeletion | |
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Concerns about future warming | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Examples of polar websites | |
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References | |
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Post-glacial climatic change and variability | |
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Introduction | |
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Determining past climate through the use of proxies | |
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Essay: Post-glacial climates in the Northern Hemisphere (Zielinski) | |
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Southern Hemisphere climate reconstructions | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Examples of paleoclimate websites | |
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References | |
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Urban impacts on climate | |
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Introduction | |
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Highlights in the history of urban climate research | |
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Essay: Variability of urban climates (Grimmond) | |
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Wind, cloud cover, and pressure | |
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Urban canyons | |
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Moisture and precipitation | |
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Effects of air pollution | |
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Remote sensing and the UHI | |
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Mitigation of the UHI | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Examples of urban websites | |
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References | |
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Human response to climate change | |
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Introduction | |
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The Viking settlements in Greenland, AD 800-1450 | |
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Climate change and adaptation in Europe during the Little Ice Age | |
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Essay: Economic impacts of climate conditions in the United States (Changnon) | |
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Conclusions | |
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Examples of climate and history websites | |
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References | |
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Essay: Model interpretation of climate signals: an application to Asian monsoon climate (Lau) | |
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Introduction | |
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A climate model primer | |
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Modeling the Asian monsoon climate | |
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Future challenges | |
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Acknowledgement | |
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Examples of climate modeling websites | |
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References | |
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Conclusions and the future of climate research | |
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Introduction | |
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Understanding the global climate system | |
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The importance of communication | |
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References | |
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Other books on climatology and the climate system | |
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Index | |