The Greenhouse Effect
- ISBN-10
- 0824208277
- ISBN-13
- 9780824208271
- Series
- The Greenhouse Effect
- Pages
- 155
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- H.W. Wilson Company
- Author
- Matthew A. Kraljic
Description
Collection of essays by various writers discussing the greenhouse effect and earth's atmosphere.
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