„This book is highly valuable for its description of the physicsand chemistry involved in climate change.“ (Bulletin of theAmerican Meteorological Society, September 2008)
„A useful addition to any science library in this country.“(International Journal of Meteorology)Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2007
"Rigorous but rewarding, David Archer's book takes us throughthe science of global warming so that we can more effectivelyassess where the world may be heading.„
-Andrew S. Goudie, University of Oxford
“David Archer's book is an accessible, entertaining, butdetailed account of how scientists are trying to predict futureclimate change. It is an excellent book and should be the firstport of call for anyone wanting to delve deeper into exactly whatgoes into those global warming forecasts.„
-Mark Maslin, University College London, author ofGlobal Warming: A Very Short Introduction, OUP (2004)
“David Archer has provided a masterful and lucid explanation ofa complex environmental problem. This is all you need to understandthe issues.„
-Professor Ray Bradley, University ofMassachusetts
“This is a wonderful book. Between the covers of a surprisinglyslim paperback, David Archer has distilled nearly everything aconcerned undergraduate student could wish to know about theworkings of the climate system... overall, this book perfectly hitsits target audience.„ -Keith Alverson, IntergovernmentalOceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Environmental Conservation, August 2007
“... a tour de force of elegant explanation and didacticbrilliance... I cannot recommend this book too highly; it is awell-written, evocative exposition of one of the most importantissues of our time."
-Howard Falcon-Lang, University of Bristol, Geology Today, August 2007
Examining the greenhouse effect, the carbon cycle, and what thefuture may hold for global climate, this text draws on a wide rangeof disciplines, and summarizes not only scientific evidence, butalso economic and policy issues, related to global warming. Acompanion web site at (http://understandingtheforecast. org)provides access to interactive computer models of the physics andchemistry behind the global warming forecast, which can be used tosupport suggested student projects included at the end of eachchapter. Solutions and artwork from the book are available toinstructors at www. blackwellpublishing. com/archer.
Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast provides anessential introduction to this vital issue for both students andgeneral readers, with or without a science background.
