TY - BOOK AU - Graedel,T.E. AU - Crutzen,Paul J. TI - Atmosphere, climate, and change T2 - Scientific American Library series SN - 0716760282 AV - QC981 .G63 1997 PY - 1997///] CY - New York PB - Scientific American Library KW - Climatology KW - Atmospheric chemistry N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-182) and index; 1; Taking the Pulse of Earth --; 2; Agents of Climate --; 3; Chemistry in the Air --; 4; Climates of the Past --; 5; Changing Chemistry --; 6; Predicting the Near Future --; 7; Predicting the Far Future --; 8; Of Change and Sustainability N2 - "In Atmosphere, Climate, and Change, world renowned experts on the chemistry of the atmosphere Thomas E. Graedel and Paul J. Crutzen take us behind the scenes of local climate change to reveal the workings of the atmosphere in its larger context, as a component of Earth as a system. By exploring the causes of long-term climate change and the sources and pitfalls of scientific prediction, they give us a new understanding of what changes are likely to occur in the future, and what can be done about them."--BOOK JACKET ER -