ABSTRACT

The changing climate and its affect on all of us is becoming increasingly apparent - ozone depletion, hurricanes, floods and extreme weather behaviour. Introduction to Environmental Physics challenges the way we think about how and why environmental change occurs.
This authoritative book aims to cover some of the more common and popular topics a

chapter I|16 pages

Environmental physics: processes and issues

I. I Introduction

chapter 2|17 pages

The human environment

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Chapter 3

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BC isovohmetric changes

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Chapter 5

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Chapter 6

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Summer surface air temperatures ('C)

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Chapter 9

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Chapter 12

I Introduction

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Appendices

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Bibliography

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Glossary

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