Download or read book Surface Climates of Canada written by Timothy R. Oke and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1998-01-15 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the opening chapters contributors lay out the large-scale context of the physical climate of Canada, introducing the processes, balances, and dynamic linkages between the surface and atmosphere that create and maintain the diversity of surface climates found in Canada as well as outlining the nature of the physical processes that operate near the ground's surface. Individual chapters are dedicated to snow and ice - the almost universal surface cover in Canada - and the other major natural surface environments of Canada: ocean and coastal zones, fresh water lakes, wetlands, arctic islands, low arctic and subarctic lands, forests, and alpine environments. The final part of the book considers those surface environments that have been strongly influenced by human activity, such as agricultural lands and urban environments, and examines the prospects for future climate change. Bringing together for the first time a wide range of scholarship by leading climatologists, The Surface Climates of Canada will be an indispensable tool for understanding Canada's surface climates and the processes responsible for their creation and control. Contributors include Brian D. Amiro (AECL), W.G. Bailey (Simon Fraser), Richard Bello (York), Terry J. Gillespie (Guelph), Barry E. Goodison (Atmospheric Environment Service), F. Kenneth Hare (emeritus professor, Toronto), L.D. Danny Harvey (Toronto), Owen Hertzman (Dalhousie), Peter M. Lafleur (Trent), J. Harry McCaughey (Queen's), Linda Mortsch (Environment Canada), R. Ted Munn (Toronto), D. Scott Munro (Toronto), Atsumu Ohmura (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Timothy R. Oke (UBC), John W. Pomeroy (Environment Canada), Alexander W. Robertson (Canadian Forest Service), Nigel T. Roulet (McGill), Wayne R. Rouse (McMaster), Ian R. Saunders (Simon Fraser), William M. Schertzer (Environment Canada), Hans-Peter Schmid (Indiana), David L. Spittlehouse (BC Ministry of Forests), Douw G. Steyn (UBC), John L. Walmsley (Atmospheric Environment Service), John D. Wilson (Alberta), Ming-Ko Woo (McMaster).
Download or read book Climate Canada written by Frederick Kenneth Hare and published by Toronto ; New York : J. Wiley & Sons Canada. This book was released on 1979 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple descriptive account of Canada's climates, and their interaction with man, written for college and university students.
Download or read book The Climate of Canada and Its Relations to Life and Health written by William Hales Hingston and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Climates of Canada written by David W. Phillips and published by Ottawa, Ont. : Environment Canada. This book was released on 1990 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher resource for Senior High Science, Science 10. 1992-2009.
Download or read book Canadian Geography written by Thomas A. Rumney and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadian Geography: A Scholarly Bibliography is a compendium of published works on geographical studies of Canada and its various provinces. It includes works on geographical studies of Canada as a whole, on multiple provinces, and on individual provinces. Works covered include books, monographs, atlases, book chapters, scholarly articles, dissertations, and theses. The contents are organized first by region into main chapters, and then each chapter is divided into sections: General Studies, Cultural and Social Geography, Economic Geography, Historical Geography, Physical Geography, Political Geography, and Urban Geography. Each section is further sub-divided into specific topics within each main subject. All known publications on the geographical studies of Canada—in English, French, and other languages—covering all types of geography are included in this bibliography. It is an essential resource for all researchers, students, teachers, and government officials needing information and references on the varied aspects of the environments and human geographies of Canada.
Download or read book The State of Canada s Climate written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global Resources and the Environment written by Chadwick Dearing Oliver and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated overview of the sustainability of natural resources and the social and environmental issues surrounding their distribution and demand.
Download or read book Urban Climates written by T. R. Oke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban Climates is the first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates. The book begins with an outline of what constitutes an urban ecosystem. It develops a comprehensive terminology for the subject using scale and surface classification as key constructs. It explains the physical principles governing the creation of distinct urban climates, such as airflow around buildings, the heat island, precipitation modification and air pollution, and it then illustrates how this knowledge can be applied to moderate the undesirable consequences of urban development and help create more sustainable and resilient cities. With urban climate science now a fully-fledged field, this timely book fulfills the need to bring together the disparate parts of climate research on cities into a coherent framework. It is an ideal resource for students and researchers in fields such as climatology, urban hydrology, air quality, environmental engineering and urban design.
Download or read book Temperatures and Densities of the Waters of Eastern Canada written by Canada. Department of the Naval Service and published by Department of the Naval Service. This book was released on 1922 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Nature People written by Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. Climate Change Indicators Task Group and published by Canadian. This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate, Nature People: Indicators of Canada's Changing Climate describes changes to Canada's climate during the 20th century and reviews trends and implications for twelve climate change indicators. Temperature, precipitation, and other trends identified in the report suggest that climate in many regions of Canada is changing. Individuals, communities, businesses and ecosystems will all be affected, although impacts will vary across the country.
Download or read book Understanding Atmospheric Change written by Henry Hengeveld and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weather and Climate written by James Gordon Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation of readings concerned with the general topic of weather and climate in Canada. The aim is to demonstrate the broadness of the topic and, more specifically, the implications of the various weather phenomena for Canada and its citizens.
Download or read book Understanding Atmospheric Change written by Henry Hengeveld and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994-04 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses two major environmental issues associated with the earth1s atmosphere: global warming and the depletion of the atmosphere1s ozone layer. Begins with an assessment of how the atmosphere naturally influences the earth1s climate and how that climate has behaved in the past. It also deals with the potential depletion of the upper atmosphere1s protective ozone layer. The final chapter considers the linkages between these two issues, other atmospheric pollution problems, and human behavior, and examines what is being done and must be done to respond, both nationally and internationally. 40 charts, maps and tables. Emphasis on Canada.
Download or read book An Introduction to Climate Change written by Henry Hengeveld and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first four chapters of this report summarize current scientific understanding of climate change and its global impact. Data in these chapters are mainly derived from the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and key scientific papers published in the international peer-reviewed literature in recent years. Topics covered in these chapters include the natural global climate system, the climatic balance, climates of the past, the greenhouse effect, prediction of future climate, and the impacts of a warmer world on ecosystems, coastal regions, resources, health, & security. Chapter 5 focusses on the many possible impacts of a warmer climate on Canada, including impacts on forests, agriculture, water resources, fisheries, coastal zones, transportation, health, and energy production. The final chapter discusses how people can respond to climate change issues.
Download or read book Canada s Cold Environments written by Hugh M. French and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1993-03-16 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Low temperatures, wind-chill, snow, sea ice, and permafrost have been primary characteristics of Canada's northern and alpine environments during the past two million years. The evolution of Canada's cultural landscapes, the processes of settlement of rural areas, and the present interaction of Canadian industrial society with its biophysical environment are all deeply influenced, directly or indirectly, by the frigidity of the greater part of the country. The phenomenon of global warming, if it occurs, will lessen this coldness, but its impact on temperature extremes, sea ice regimes, vegetation, snow distribution, permafrost, glaciers, lakes, rivers, and mountain hazards are all the subject of intensive research -- the highlights of which are reviewed in Canada's Cold Environments. Eleven of Canada's leading geographers, geologists, and ecologists provide an authoritative yet readable scientific statement about the physical nature of Canada's coldness. They focus on the distinctive attributes of Canada's cold environments, their temporal and spatial variability, and the constraints that coldness places on human activity. The book is aimed at environmental scientists at all levels who need informed overviews of the substantive findings on a range of cold-related topics.
Download or read book Frequently Asked Questions about the Science of Climate Change written by Henry Hengeveld and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document was first published in 2002 to provide reliable, credible responses to the most frequently heard questions and arguments about climate change science. Responses are based on fundamental, well-accepted principles of physics, on the highly acclaimed international science assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and on recent peer-reviewed scientific papers. In the initial publication, responses were consistent with the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC, published in 2001. This update also includes results from the many new papers and reports published since then, particularly the recently released Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC, published in 2007. Specific references are provided for diagrams and for responses where specific values are introduced.
Download or read book A Matter of Degrees written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides basic scientific information on the global climate change issue, including a brief overview of the science of global climate change and an examination of the Earth's atmosphere and the dynamics of the Earth's climate system including the greenhouse effect. This is followed by a review of past climatic changes, trends in greenhouse gases, and how human activities are believed to be contributing to the climate change problem. Also discusses forecasting the future, indicating where more research needs to be done and where strong scientific agreement exists; details the potential impact of global warming on all aspects of Canada's environment and economy; and examines the actions individuals, organizations, and governments can take.
