Atmosphere, Weather and Climate

Zusatztext "A comprehensive introduction to weather and climate! describing phenomena from cloud scale to global scale in a very accessible way." Dave Gutzler! University of New Mexico"This book provides an excellent overview of the climate system from the global to the local scale. It is excellently written at a level that provides detail! whilst being accessible at the introductory level. It is my first choice for the core text for my intermediate level undergraduate climatology course." Julie Jones! Sheffield University! UK Informationen zum Autor Roger G. Barry is Distinguished Professor of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder, Director of the World Data Center for Glaciology and the National Snow and Ice Data center, and a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. The late Richard J. Chorley was Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge. Klappentext Introduction to weather processes and climatic conditions around the world. Zusammenfassung Presents an introduction to the weather processes and climatic conditions around the world, their observed variability and changes, and projected trends. This book offers a comprehensive coverage of global meteorology and climatology. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction and History of Meteorology and Climatology 2. Atmospheric Composition, Mass and Structure 3. Solar Radiation and the Global Energy Budget 4. Atmospheric Moisture Budget 5. Atmospheric Instability, Cloud Formation and Precipitation Processes 6. Atmospheric Motion: Principles 7. Planetary-Scale Motions in the Atmosphere and Ocean 8. Modelling the Atmospheric Circulation and Climate 9. Mid-Latitude Synoptic Systems 10. Weather and Climate in Temperate and High Latitudes 11. Tropical Weather and Climate 12. Boundary Layer Climates 13. Climate Change

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• Autori: Roger G Barry, Roger G. Barry, Roger G. (Executor of his estate is his wife Eileen Hall-McKim.) Barry, Roger G. (University of Colorado Barry, Roger G. (University of Colorado at Boulder Barry, Roger G. Chorley Barry, Barry Roger G., Richard Chorley, Richard J Chorley, Richard J (University of Colorado Chorley, Richard J. Chorley, Mark C. Serreze
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.09.2009
• EAN: 9780415465700
• ISBN: 978-0-415-46570-0
• Pagine: 536
• Dimensioni: 191 mm x 247 mm x 24 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Scienze naturali; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Meteorology & climatology, Meteorology and climatology