Contemporary Climatology

ISBN-13: 9780582276314 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 332 str.

P. J. Robinson; Peter Robinson; Ann Henderson-Sellers

Opis

A guide to the nature of the earth's climate. The text presents a synthesis of contemporary scientific ideas about atmospheric circulation, providing the basic factual information and suggesting ways in which this information can be used.

Spis treści

1. The scope and controls of the climate;
2. The Earth's radiation budget;
3. Energy and temperature;
4. Moisture in the atmosphere;
5. Precipitation;
6. Winds and pressure;
7. The general circulation and global climate;
8. Tropical weather and climate;
9. Extra-tropical climates;
10. Local climates;
11. Human interaction with climate;
12. Climates of the past;
13. The future - Climate change, climate models climate impacts

O autorze

P.J. Robinson, Ann Henderson-Sellers