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The handbook of meteorology /

"Book offers a condensed yet comprehensive survey of the science of weather: temperature, pressure, humidity, wind, pressure systems, fronts, storms, weather forecasts, cloud formation, weather tools, etc., with tables, a glossary, and illustrations to translate detailed technical information i...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spellman, Frank R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Machine generated contents note: pt. One Introduction -- 1. Setting the Stage -- U.S. National Weather Service -- Weather and Climate -- Meteorology: The Science of Weather -- Wind and Breezes -- Air Masses -- Thermal Inversions and Air Pollution -- References and Recommended Reading -- pt. Two Meteorological Basics -- 2. Weather Elements -- Air Pressure -- Precipitation -- Wind -- Air Temperature -- Relative Humidity -- Solar Energy -- Evaporation -- Pollution -- Cloud Heights -- Gas Laws -- Boyle's Law -- Charles's Law -- Ideal Gas Law -- Flow Rate -- Gas Conversions -- Major Constituents -- Both Major and Minor Constituents -- Minor Constituents -- Gas Density -- Heat Capacity and Enthalpy -- Heat and Energy in the Atmosphere -- Adiabatic Lapse Rate -- Viscosity -- References and Recommended Reading -- 3. The Atmosphere -- Earth's Thin Skin -- The Troposphere -- The Stratosphere -- A Jekyll-and-Hyde View of the Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Particulate Matter. 
505 0 |a Note continued: References and Recommended Reading -- 4. Moisture in the Atmosphere -- Cloud Formation -- Major Cloud Types -- Moisture in the Atmosphere -- References and Recommended Reading -- 5. Precipitation and Evapotranspiration -- Phases of Precipitation -- Precipitation -- Coalescence -- Bergeron Process -- Types of Precipitation -- Convectional Precipitation -- Orographic Precipitation -- Frontal Precipitation -- Evapotranspiration -- Evaporation -- Transpiration -- The Process of Evapotranspiration -- References and Recommended Reading -- 6. The Seasons -- Why Do We Have the Seasons? -- Why Are Sunrise and Sunset Not Exactly 12 Hours Apart at Equinox? -- Heat Island Effect in Large Cities -- Anthropogenic (Human-Caused) Effects on Precipitation -- References and Recommended Reading -- 7. Earth's Radiation Budget -- Energy -- Potential Energy -- Kinetic Energy -- Thermal Properties -- Specific Heat -- Transferring Energy -- Earth's Heat Balance. 
505 0 |a Note continued: Earth's Radiation Budget -- Reradiation -- Insolation -- Solar Constant -- Transparency -- Daylight Duration -- Angle of Sun's Ray -- Heat Distribution -- Differential Heating -- Transport of Heat -- Global Distribution of Heat -- Albedo -- Scattering -- Absorption -- Climate Change and Greenhouse Effect -- The Past -- Greenhouse Effect -- References and Recommended Reading -- pt. Three Weather and Climate -- 8. The Science of Weather and Climate -- Meteorology: The Science of Weather -- El Nino / Southern Oscillation -- Air Masses -- Optical Phenomena -- Fata Morgana -- References and Recommended Reading -- 9. Microclimates -- Types of Microclimates -- Microclimates Near the Ground -- Microclimates Over Open Land Areas -- Microclimates in Woodlands or Forested Areas -- Microclimates in Valley and Hillside Regions -- Microclimates in Urban Areas -- Microclimates in Seaside Locations -- References and Recommended Reading -- pt. Four Atmospheric Dynamics. 
505 0 |a Note continued: 10. The Atmosphere in Motion -- Global Air Movement -- Earth's Atmosphere in Motion -- Causes of Air Motion -- Local and World Air Circulation -- Blowing in the Wind ... -- References and Recommended Reading -- 11. Weather Forecasting Tools -- Butterfly Effect -- Predicting Weather -- Meteorological Tools -- Wind Speed -- Wind Direction -- Temperature and Temperature Difference -- Radiation -- Mixing Height -- System Performance -- Quality Assurance and Quality Control -- References and Recommended Reading. 
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