Climatology from Satellites

ISBN-13: 9780367359195 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 446 str.

Eric Barrett

Opis

Originally published in 1974, this book was a pioneering study which summarized, the more significant findings that emerged from the first decade of climatological analyses of meteorological satellite data. It shows how these data complement and extend the traditional coverage of climatology.

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Part 1: Introduction 1. The Nature and Scope of Climatology from Satellites Part 2: The Satellites 2. American Meteorological Satellite Systems Part 3: Principles of Weather Satellite Data Analyses 3. Patterns of Atmospheric Energy 4. Distributions of Atmospheric Moisture 5. Wind Flows and Air Circulations Part 4: Satellite Data Analyses in Global Climatology 6. Global Patterns of Atmospheric Energy 7. Global Patterns of Atmospheric moisture 8. Global Patterns of Atmospheric Circulation Part 5: Satellite Data Analyses in Regional Climatology 9. Linear Disturbances of Tropical Weather 10. Non-Linear Disturbances of Tropical Weather 11. The South Asian Monsoon 12. Temperate Mid-Latitudes 13. The Polar Regions Part 6: Satellite Data and Climatic Classification 14. The Classification of Climates

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Eric Barrett