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This
module describes the distinctions between weather and climate and discusses
how the rich natural variety of weather can be systematically influenced by
climate, and how external influences, such as human activities, can cause change.
It also discusses the impacts of climate variations and societal strategies
for coping with them.
The module is divided into the following sections: Introduction, Climate, the Weather Machine, Climate Change, Observed Weather and Climate Change, Prediction and Modeling of Climate Change, Impacts of Weather and Climate Changes on Human Activities, the Need for More Research, Glossary, Suggested Readings, and Discussion Questions. Note that at this time, the chapters are only available as PDF files.
The full version of this module is available for download in PDF format.
Authors: Kevin E. Trenberth, Kathleen Miller, Linda Mearns, and Steven Rhodes, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
Contact the authors at trenbert@ucar.edu , kathleen@ucar.edu , lindam@ucar.edu
