Principles of Environmental Physics

by John Monteith, Mike Unsworth

Environmental Physics concerns the description and analysis of physical processes that establish the conditions in which all species of life survive and reproduce. The subject involves a synthesis of mathematical relations that describe the physical nature of the environment and the many biological responses that environments evoke. Environmental Physics provides a basis for understanding the complex responses of plants and animals to environmental change.International concern with climate change has made both politicans and the general public much more aware of the impact of local and global weather on all aspects of domestic life, industry and commerce. Environmental Physics has become more widely used by biologists, atmospheric scientists and climate modellers to specify interations between surfaces and the atmosphere. This new edition contains further material on causes of global warming, applications of remote sensing, and the carbon and water cycles of crops and forests.

* Presents a unique synthesis of micrometeorology and ecology in its widest sense.* Deals quantitatively with the impact of weather on living systems but also with the interactions between them that are a central feature of life on earth* Includes an up-to-date bibliography and review of recent micrometeorological applications in forestry, ecology, hydrology and agriculture* Includes numerical problems and worked examples

440 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1990

Reviews

[D. E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is not for the layman scientist. This is a new approach at the changes in the Earth atmosphere, ground and underwater principles and how they relate to life, especially the potential altering of the DNA sequencing for all animals and other creatures. I have read the book twice and some areas more than twice. If at first you do not understand do not put the book down, but look to other science factors in related sciences and how they may or may not be changed. Human have almost stepped out of their safety zone into an area that can and probably will be hazardous to human health....DEHS

[Vadim Yapiyev · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, it is not a breathtaking book, but there is some useful stuff.