Climatology in Cold Regions 1st Edition

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1119702658
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1119702658
• Author:  Chenghai Wang

Climatology in Cold Regions explores the complexities of land-atmospheric interaction across the Earth’s cryosphere, systematically placing soil thawing, snow melting, surface diabatic heating, and other processes within the context of broader climatological models. Drawing from a wealth of new data, leading atmospheric scientist Chenghai Wang illustrates how cold-region weather systems can be parameterized to improve seasonal climate prediction and provide crucial insights into projected changes in climate over the next 50-100 years.

The book opens with an introduction to the characteristics and classification of cold-region climatology, followed by a detailed description of the primary weather systems and land surface processes in cold regions. The core of the book presents a new approach for seasonal climate prediction using signals obtained from cryospheric processes, supported by a discussion of climate disasters and the impact of climate change on the ecology of cold regions.

• Introduces a new way of modeling climate in cold regions
• Offers novel approaches for assessing climate signals from cold regions in seasonal and sub-seasonal predictions
• Presents new data on the role of cold-region climatology in forecasting and driving global temperature changes
• Discusses the role of cold regions as the main source of global freshwater supply

A significant contribution to climate research and beyond, Climatology in Cold Regions is essential reading for students, scientists, and researchers in the atmospheric sciences, meteorology, ecology, hydrology, and Earth sciences.

Table of contents:

1 Introduction2 Climate in Cold Regions

3 Land-Surface Process in Cold Regions

4 Land–Atmospheric Interaction in Cold Region

5 Models and Modeling in Cold Regions

6 Hydrological Processes in Cold Regions

7 Ecology and Vegetation in Cold Regions

8 The Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle in Cold Regions

9 Climate Disasters in Cold Regions

10 Climate Changes in Cold Regions

11 Challenges and Outlook

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