Global Climate

I:.- 1 What we know about the Climate System? A brief review of current research.- 2 Why Global Warming Is A Controversial Issue.- 3 El Niño: A Predictable Climate Fluctuation.- 4 Climate Information Systems and Their Applications.- II:.- 5 An Introduction to Ocean Climate Modeling.- 6 An Introduction to Linear Predictability Analysis.- 7 Carbon Cycling over Lands and Oceans.- 8 Changes in the Global Carbon Cycle and Ocean Circulation on the Millennial Time Scale.- 9 Understanding Future Climate Change Using Paleorecords.- 10 The Indian Monsoon and its Relation to Global Climate Variability.- 11 Interactions between the Tropics and Extratropics. A bit on theory, results and prospects for future predictability.

From the reviews:

"The book comprises 11 essays in 2 parts written by a total of 13 authors. The rational for editing another collection on the basic problems of our climate system is the dramatic change that climate research has undergone in the last decade. ... The book reaches its goal in that a couple of hot spots are identified and professionally discussed ... . it is a valuable voice in the growing global choir of climate researchers who seek for a consensus ... ." (M. Hantel, Meteorologische Zeitschrift, Vol. 14 (1), 2005)

"This book provides detailed views of 'hot spots' in the dynamics of our climate system. The eleven chapters are well written by international experts in different areas. The aim of the book is to give a brief overview of recent advances in climate research ... . The book is very readable and provides information overviews and glimpses that serve as appetizers to a wide range of environmental-science topics with great relevance to understanding past, present, and future climates." (Derek Winstanley, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, January, 2004)