P.J. Robinson, Ann Henderson-Sellers

'this is an excellent revision of a well-established text that should be welcomed by many students of geography, earth sciences, atmospheric sciences and environmental studies.'Keith Boucher, Loughborough University, Progress in Physical Geography

• 1. The scope and controls of the climate;2. The Earth's radiation budget;3. Energy and temperature;4. Moisture in the atmosphere;5. Precipitation;6. Winds and pressure;7. The general circulation and global climate;8. Tropical weather and climate;9. Extra-tropical climates;10. Local climates;11. Human interaction with climate;12. Climates of the past;13. The future - Climate change, climate models climate impacts

P.J. Robinson, Ann Henderson-Sellers

'this is an excellent revision of a well-established text that should be welcomed by many students of geography, earth sciences, atmospheric sciences and environmental studies.'Keith Boucher, Loughborough University, Progress in Physical Geography

• 1. The scope and controls of the climate;2. The Earth's radiation budget;3. Energy and temperature;4. Moisture in the atmosphere;5. Precipitation;6. Winds and pressure;7. The general circulation and global climate;8. Tropical weather and climate;9. Extra-tropical climates;10. Local climates;11. Human interaction with climate;12. Climates of the past;13. The future - Climate change, climate models climate impacts

P.J. Robinson, Ann Henderson-Sellers

'this is an excellent revision of a well-established text that should be welcomed by many students of geography, earth sciences, atmospheric sciences and environmental studies.'Keith Boucher, Loughborough University, Progress in Physical Geography

• 1. The scope and controls of the climate;2. The Earth's radiation budget;3. Energy and temperature;4. Moisture in the atmosphere;5. Precipitation;6. Winds and pressure;7. The general circulation and global climate;8. Tropical weather and climate;9. Extra-tropical climates;10. Local climates;11. Human interaction with climate;12. Climates of the past;13. The future - Climate change, climate models climate impacts