Microclimate and Local Climate

ISBN-13: 9781107145627 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 379 str.

Roger Barry; Peter Blanken

Opis

This is a comprehensive treatment for advanced students and researchers in climatology, environmental science, geography, meteorology, agricultural science, and forestry.

Recenzje

'[The book's] many strengths include, in particular, the chapters on observations and instrumentation, radiation, energy and moisture monitoring from remote sensing, the microclimates of different vegetation environments, and Bioclimatology; the emphasis on urban climate processes at both micro and local-to-regional scales; the larger context and importance of global environmental changes …; consideration of a wide range of non-vegetated environments; the integration of modeling approaches with the observational and empirical approaches; the physical geography and environmental history contexts of many topics …; the Box topics; the high-quality figures and clear, incisive tables; and the inclusion of detailed information from published studies spanning the widest ranges geographically and temporally. In short, this book is an outstanding, essential addition to the personal library of every student of climate and environmental science writ large!' Andrew M. Carleton, Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. Controls of Microclimate: 2. Microclimatic elements; 3. Methods of observation and instrumentation; 4. Radiation; 5. The energy balance; 6. Monitoring and modeling of radiation and energy balance via remote sensing and land surface models; 7. Microclimates of different vegetated environments; 8. Microclimates of physical systems; 9. Bioclimatology; Part II. Local Climates: 10. Urban climates; 11. Topoclimatic effects on microclimate; Part III. Environmental Change: 12. The effects of climate change on microclimates; Problems; Glossary; Symbols; SI units and conversions; Index.