Desert Meteorology

Informationen zum Autor Tom Warner was a Professor in the Department of Meteorology at the Pennsylvania State University before accepting his current joint appointment with the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Professor Warner's career has involved teaching and research in mesoscale meteorological processes and in numerical weather prediction, and he has published on these subjects in numerous professional journals. His recent research and teaching have focused on atmospheric processes and operational weather prediction in arid areas. Klappentext This comprehensive volume will satisfy all who need to know more about the weather and climate of arid lands. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The atmospheric dynamics of deserts; 3. The climates of the world deserts; 4. Atmospheric and surface energy budgets of deserts; 5. Surface physics of the unvegetated sandy desert landscape; 6. Vegetation effects on desert surface physics; 8. Desert-surface physical properties; 9. Numerical modelling of desert atmospheres; 10. Desert boundary layers; 11. Desert microclimates; 12. Dynamic interactions among desert microclimates; 13. Desert rainfall; 14. Anthropogenic effects on the desert atmosphere; 15. Changes in desert climate; 16. Severe weather in the desert; 17. Effects of deserts on the global environment and other regional environments; 18. Desertification; 19. Biometeorology of humans in desert environments; 20. Optical properties of desert atmospheres; Appendices; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas T. Warner, Thomas T. (National Center for Atmospheric Warner, Thomas Tomkins Warner, Warner Thomas T.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2009
• EAN: 9780521100489
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10048-9
• No. of pages: 620
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Deserts, Meteorology & climatology, Meteorology and climatology, Arid zones, deserts