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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword, Andrew Sansom -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Appalachian Origins -- Chapter 2. University and Oak Ridge Days -- Chapter 3. The Love of Physics and More -- Chapter 4. Woods Hole and Paleoclimatology -- Chapter 5. Tashkent and Glaciers -- Chapter 6. Leningrad Summer, 1977 -- Chapter 7. Camelot: NASA/Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres -- Chapter 8. Adventures of a Government Scientist -- Chapter 9. Traveling Salesman for Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission -- Chapter 10. Return to Academe: Last Stop -- Chapter 11. Texas A& -- M University and Academics -- Chapter 12. Geezer Gigs -- Chapter 13. The Future Climate -- Chapter 14. Summing Up -- Acknowledgments -- Annotated Bibliography -- Index.

Annotation, Written by renowned experts in the field, this first book to focus exclusively on energy balance climate models provides a concise overview of the topic. It covers all major aspects, from the simplest zero-dimensional models, proceeding to horizontally and vertically resolved models. The text begins with global average models, which are explored in terms of their elementary forms yielding the global average temperature, right up to the incorporation of feedback mechanisms and some analytical properties of interest. The effect of stochastic forcing is then used to introduce natural variability in the models before turning to the concept of stability theory. Other one dimensional or zonally averaged models are subsequently presented, along with various applications, including chapters on paleoclimatology, the inception of continental glaciations, detection of signals in the climate system, and optimal estimation of large scale quantities from point scale data. Throughout the book, the authors work on two mathematical levels: qualitative physical expositions of the subject material plus optional mathematical sections that include derivations and treatments of the equations along with some proofs of stability theorems. A must-have introduction for policy makers, environmental agencies, and NGOs, as well as climatologists, molecular physicists, and meteorologists

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction (Bill Dawson) -- Chapter 1. Climate Science and Climate Change (Gerald R. North) -- Chapter 2. The Changing Climate of Texas (John W. Nielsen-Gammon) -- Chapter 3. Water Resources and Water Supply (George H. Ward) -- Chapter 4. Coastal Impacts (Paul A. Montagna, Jorge Brenner, James Gibeaut, and Sally Morehead) -- Chapter 5. Biodiversity (Jane M. Packard, Wendy Gordon, and Judith Clarkson) -- Chapter 6. Agriculture (Bruce A. McCarl) -- Chapter 7. Urban Areas (David Hitchcock) -- Chapter 8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Judith Clarkson) -- Chapter 9. Economy (Jared Hazleton) -- Chapter 10. Policy (Jurgen Schmandt) -- Contributors -- Index.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Climate Science and Climate Change -- Chapter 2. The Changing Climate of Texas -- Chapter 3. Water Resources and Water Supply -- Chapter 4. Coastal Impacts -- Chapter 5. Biodiversity -- Chapter 6. Agriculture -- Chapter 7. Urban Areas -- Chapter 8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Chapter 9. Economy -- Chapter 10. Policy -- Contributors -- Index