Kevin E.Trenberth强调了能量流在气候系统和人为气候变化中的基本作用。热量的分布，或者更一般地说，能量的分布，是大气中天气模式及其影响的主要决定因素。讨论的主题涉及气候和气候危机的许多方面。包括昼夜循环；季节；大陆与海洋、两极与热带之间的能量差异；年际变化，如Niño；自然年代际变化；还有冰河时代。人类引起的气候变化会影响所有这些自然现象，并与之相互作用，其结果是地球变暖不均，极端天气不断变化。这本书强调，不仅需要减缓或阻止气候变化，还需要更好地为气候变化做好准备，建立适应力。来自不同背景的学生、研究人员和专业人士将受益于对气候变化的深入理解。
The Changing Flow of Energy Through the Climate System
Kevin E. Trenberth emphasizes the fundamental role of energy flows in the climate system and anthropogenic climate change. The distribution of heat, or more generally, energy, is the main determinant of weather patterns in the atmosphere and their impacts. The topics addressed cover many facets of climate and the climate crisis. These include the diurnal cycle; the seasons; energy differences between the continents and the oceans, the poles and the tropics; interannual variability such as Niño; natural decadal variability; and ice ages. Human-induced climate change rides on and interacts with all of these natural phenomena, and the result is an unevenly warming planet and changing weather extremes. The book emphasizes the need to not only slow or stop climate change, but also to better prepare for it and build resilience. Students, researchers, and professionals from a wide range of backgrounds will benefit from this deeper understanding of climate change.
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